vs Buckelwal

Agonimia allobata compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

is Endangered while Buckelwal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Buckelwal
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Verrucariales (Verrucariales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Verrucariaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Agonimia	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Agonimia allobata	Megaptera novaeangliae

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Buckelwal
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Buckelwal

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Agonimia allobata is a tiny, foliose to squamulose lichen growing among mosses and on bark in humid, shaded woodland environments. It forms small, dark lobes and is associated with ancient forests and sites of long ecological continuity. Endangered, this species is threatened by habitat loss, woodland fragmentation, and changes in forest microclimate.

Buckelwal

Among the most acrobatic of the great whales, humpback whales are renowned for their complex, haunting songs sung by males during breeding season — some lasting hours and evolving over time. Reaching 16 meters and 30 tonnes, they undertake the longest migrations of any mammal. Found in all oceans, humpbacks feed on krill and small fish using cooperative bubble-net feeding. Populations have largely recovered from historic whaling.