Black-necked Stilt vs Ballena azul

Himantopus mexicanus compared with Balaenoptera musculus

Key Differences

• Black-necked Stilt is Least Concern while Ballena azul is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-necked Stilt	Ballena azul
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Recurvirostridae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Himantopus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Himantopus mexicanus	Balaenoptera musculus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-necked Stilt and Ballena azul share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Black-necked Stilt

LC — Least Concern

Ballena azul

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~15.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-necked Stilt

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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-necked Stilt

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) está clasificado como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Se distribuye ampliamente y es abundante en su área de distribución, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservación inmediatas.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway