Ballena de aleta vs Salento Iris

Balaenoptera physalus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Ballena de aleta is Endangered while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ballena de aleta	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)	Iris
Species	Balaenoptera physalus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Ballena de aleta and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ballena de aleta

EN — Endangered

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ballena de aleta	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ballena de aleta

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ballena de aleta

La ballena de aleta (Balaenoptera physalus) está clasificada como En Peligro (EN) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Presenta un alto riesgo de extinción en estado silvestre, con un significativo declive poblacional y amenazas continuas a su supervivencia.