Hector’s Beaked Whale vs Stinking iris

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Stinking 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 foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).