Hector’s Beaked Whale vs Yellow Buckeye

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Aesculus flava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Yellow Buckeye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Aesculus
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Aesculus flava

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow Buckeye

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.