Hector’s Beaked Whale vs Malayan civet

Mesoplodon hectori compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Hector’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Viverridae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Viverra
Species	Mesoplodon hectori	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Hector’s Beaked Whale and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Hector’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hector’s Beaked Whale	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hector’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.