Lesser Cachalot vs Mountain Cocoa

Kogia breviceps compared with Theobroma gileri

Key Differences

• Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient while Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Cachalot	Mountain Cocoa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Kogiidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Kogia	Theobroma
Species	Kogia breviceps	Theobroma gileri

Conservation Status

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Cachalot	Mountain Cocoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia