Arrowleaf butterfly pea vs Big Finner

Centrosema sagittatum compared with Balaenoptera physalus

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf butterfly pea is Not Evaluated while Big Finner is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	Big Finner
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Fabaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Centrosema	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Centrosema sagittatum	Balaenoptera physalus

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Big Finner

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	Big Finner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

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.

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

The Arrowleaf butterfly pea, Centrosema sagittatum, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.