Hector’s Beaked Whale vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Alticola
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hector’s Beaked Whale and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.