vs Ballena azul

Arthonia calcarea compared with Balaenoptera musculus

Key Differences

is Near Threatened while Ballena azul is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ballena azul
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Arthoniaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Arthonia	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Arthonia calcarea	Balaenoptera musculus

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Ballena azul

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~15.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Arthonia calcarea es un liquen crustáceo que suele crecer en rocas calcáreas y otras superficies ricas en calcio. Esta especie es sensible a la calidad del aire y puede usarse como bioindicador de la salud ambiental.

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.