Black-branded Swift vs Ballena azul

Pelopidas mathias compared with Balaenoptera musculus

Key Differences

• Black-branded Swift is Least Concern while Ballena azul is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-branded Swift	Ballena azul
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hesperiidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Pelopidas	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Pelopidas mathias	Balaenoptera musculus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-branded Swift and Ballena azul share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-branded Swift

LC — Least Concern

Ballena azul

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~15.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-branded Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Black-branded Swift

The Black-branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias) is a species in the genus Pelopidas. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.