Hubbs’s Beaked Whale vs Rough-Tailed

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Hubbs’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Bathytoshia
Species	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Tailed