Eden's whale vs Silver-throated Tanager

Balaenoptera edeni compared with Tangara icterocephala

Key Differences

• Eden's whale is Data Deficient while Silver-throated Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eden's whale	Silver-throated Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Thraupidae
Genus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)	Tangara
Species	Balaenoptera edeni	Tangara icterocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

Eden's whale and Silver-throated Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eden's whale

DD — Data Deficient

Silver-throated Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eden's whale	Silver-throated Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Silver-throated Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Silver-throated Tanager

Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway