Hector’s Beaked Whale vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

• Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Sargus
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Hector’s Beaked Whale and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.