Hector’s Beaked Whale vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Mesoplodon	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Hector’s Beaked Whale and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.