Hector’s Beaked Whale vs Species code: Tt

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Thalassia testudinum

Key Differences

• Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Species code: Tt is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Species code: Tt
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Thalassia
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Thalassia testudinum

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Species code: Tt

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Species code: Tt
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Tt

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.