Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Dromedary Camel

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Blainville’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Artiodactyla (Hewan berkuku genap)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Mesoplodon	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Blainville’s Beaked Whale and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

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.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.