Perrin’s Beaked Whale vs Seagrape

Mesoplodon perrini compared with Coccoloba uvifera

Key Differences

• Perrin’s Beaked Whale is Endangered while Seagrape is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perrin’s Beaked Whale	Seagrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Coccoloba
Species	Mesoplodon perrini	Coccoloba uvifera

Conservation Status

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

EN — Endangered

Seagrape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perrin’s Beaked Whale	Seagrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seagrape

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).