Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Alticola
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.