Hubbs’s Beaked Whale vs Soapberry

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale	Soapberry
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	Sapindus
Species	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).