Katung Fa vs Lesser Cachalot

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• Katung Fa is Least Concern while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Katung Fa	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Apocynaceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Alstonia	Kogia
Species	Alstonia macrophylla	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Katung Fa	Lesser Cachalot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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