Hubbs’s Beaked Whale vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Key Differences

• Hubbs’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Microtus
Species	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale and Mediterranean Pine Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mediterranean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.