Hubbs’s Beaked Whale vs

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi compared with Nitzschia angularis

Key Differences

• Hubbs’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Nitzschia
Species	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.