Hector’s Beaked Whale vs short-stem iris

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Iris
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hector’s Beaked Whale and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hector’s Beaked Whale	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.