Verzweigter Hautbecher vs Buckelwal

Badhamia utricularis compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

Verzweigter Hautbecher is Not Evaluated while Buckelwal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Verzweigter Hautbecher	Buckelwal
Kingdom	Protozoa (Protozoen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Physaraceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Badhamia	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Badhamia utricularis	Megaptera novaeangliae

Conservation Status

Verzweigter Hautbecher

NE — Not Evaluated

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Verzweigter Hautbecher

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Verzweigter Hautbecher

Badhamia utricularis is a species in the genus Badhamia. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.