Armenian Sword-lily vs Ballena azul

Gladiolus hajastanicus compared with Balaenoptera musculus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Armenian Sword-lily	Ballena azul
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Iridaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Gladiolus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Gladiolus hajastanicus	Balaenoptera musculus

Conservation Status

Armenian Sword-lily

VU — Vulnerable

Ballena azul

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~15.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Armenian Sword-lily	Ballena azul
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	90 years
Average Length	—	30.0 m
Average Weight	—	150.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Armenian Sword-lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Ballena azul

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 (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Armenian Sword-lily

The Armenian Sword-lily, Gladiolus hajastanicus, is a species. It is currently assessed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Ballena azul

El animal más grande que se conoce haya vivido en la Tierra; las ballenas azules pueden alcanzar 33 metros y 200 toneladas — sus corazones solos pesan tanto como un automóvil pequeño. Se encuentran en todos los océanos y migran entre las zonas de alimentación polares y las áreas de reproducción tropicales. Son filtradoras que consumen hasta 4 toneladas de kril al día. En peligro de extinción, con poblaciones globales estimadas entre 10.000 y 25.000 tras casi extinguirse por la caza de ballenas en el siglo XX.