Hector’s Beaked Whale vs

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Sphingomonas panni

Key Differences

• Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Sphingomonas
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Sphingomonas panni

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hector’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingomonas panni is a yellow-pigmented, Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first isolated from a nylon-degrading environment. It inhabits industrial and contaminated soil environments where synthetic polymers may be present. This bacterium degrades nylon oligomers and participates in the breakdown of synthetic organic compounds.