Hector’s Beaked Whale vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Dorocordulia
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Hector’s Beaked Whale and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.