Ballena-picuda de Blainsville vs Pichiciego Mayor

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Calyptophractus retusus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ballena-picuda de Blainsville	Pichiciego Mayor
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Calyptophractus
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Calyptophractus retusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ballena-picuda de Blainsville and Pichiciego Mayor share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ballena-picuda de Blainsville

DD — Data Deficient

Pichiciego Mayor

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ballena-picuda de Blainsville	Pichiciego Mayor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ballena-picuda de Blainsville

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Pichiciego Mayor

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ballena-picuda de Blainsville

The Blainville’s Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) is a species in the genus Mesoplodon. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.