All-black Snout vs Big Finner

Nemotelus nigrinus compared with Balaenoptera physalus

Key Differences

• All-black Snout is Least Concern while Big Finner is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	All-black Snout	Big Finner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Nemotelus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Nemotelus nigrinus	Balaenoptera physalus

Evolutionary Relationship

All-black Snout and Big Finner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

All-black Snout

LC — Least Concern

Big Finner

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	All-black Snout	Big Finner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

All-black Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Big Finner

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

All-black Snout

The All-black Snout (Nemotelus nigrinus) is a species in the genus Nemotelus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Big Finner

Big Finner (Balaenoptera physalus) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden