Lesser Cachalot vs Sapele

Kogia breviceps compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Cachalot	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Kogiidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Kogia	Entandrophragma
Species	Kogia breviceps	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Cachalot	Sapele
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.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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