AnAge entry for Mesoplodon densirostris
Classification (HAGRID: 01959)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Cetacea (Taxon entry)
Family: Hyperoodontidae
Genus: Mesoplodon
- Species
- Mesoplodon densirostris
- Common name
- Blainville's beaked whale
- Synonyms
- Ziphius sechellensis, Delphinus densirostris
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Females live at least 27 years [0434], but probably much longer. As such, maximum longevity in this species must be classified as unknown.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 180517
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 48708
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