Amber Jelly vs Eden's whale

Exidia recisa compared with Balaenoptera edeni

Key Differences

Amber Jelly is Least Concern while Eden's whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amber Jelly	Eden's whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Exidia	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Exidia recisa	Balaenoptera edeni

Conservation Status

Amber Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Eden's whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amber Jelly	Eden's whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amber Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Eden's whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Amber Jelly

The Amber Jelly (Exidia recisa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.