vs Ballena azul

Bactrospora dryina compared with Balaenoptera musculus

Key Differences

is Critically Endangered 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	Roccellaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Bactrospora	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Bactrospora dryina	Balaenoptera musculus

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

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

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 5 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

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.

Bactrospora dryina es un liquen crustáceo que generalmente crece sobre la corteza de árboles caducifolios añosos, especialmente robles. Su estado de conservación es en peligro crítico (CR) y es un importante indicador de bosques antiguos bien conservados, con exigencias elevadas de continuidad del hábitat.

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.