Big Finner vs evodia

Balaenoptera physalus compared with Tetradium ruticarpum

Key Differences

• Big Finner is Endangered while evodia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Finner	evodia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Rutaceae
Genus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)	Tetradium
Species	Balaenoptera physalus	Tetradium ruticarpum

Conservation Status

Big Finner

EN — Endangered

evodia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Finner	evodia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

evodia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan