Lesser Cachalot vs Tangerine

Kogia breviceps compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Cachalot	Tangerine
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.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia