Blainville’s Beaked Whale vs Red-and-green Macaw

Mesoplodon densirostris compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Blainville’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Aves (chim)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Psittaciformes (Bộ Vẹt)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Mesoplodon	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Mesoplodon densirostris	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blainville’s Beaked Whale and Red-and-green Macaw share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (động vật có dây sống)

Conservation Status

Blainville’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blainville’s Beaked Whale	Red-and-green Macaw
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.

Red-and-green Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (Norway, United Kingdom), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Red-and-green Macaw

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador