Hubbs’s Beaked Whale vs

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi compared with Sphingobium ummariense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Sphingobium
Species	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi	Sphingobium ummariense

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium ummariense is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described from Ummari, India, reflecting its geographic isolation locality. It inhabits tropical soils of South Asia. This chemoheterotrophic rod degrades aromatic compounds and other organic substrates in warm terrestrial environments.