Hector’s Beaked Whale vs Year Bean

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Phaseolus
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.