Big Finner vs floating crystalwort

Balaenoptera physalus compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

Big Finner is Endangered while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Finner	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)	Riccia
Species	Balaenoptera physalus	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Big Finner

EN — Endangered

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Finner	floating crystalwort
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.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.