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Mesoplodon traversii (Spade-toothed Whale; baleine à bec de Travers; spade-tand spitssnuitdolfijn; zifio de Travers)

Synonyms: Dolichodon layardii; Dolichodon traversii; Mesoplodon bahamondi; Mesoplodon ginkgodens

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
6
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Not determined do to incomplete vulnerability data.
ED Score: 13.42
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Piscivore
Diet - Fish [1]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  80 %
Forages - Marine [1]  100 %

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0