Ballena jorobada vs

Megaptera novaeangliae compared with Dictyota dichotoma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ballena jorobada
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dictyotales (Dictyotales)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Dictyotaceae
Genus	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)	Dictyota
Species	Megaptera novaeangliae	Dictyota dichotoma

Conservation Status

Ballena jorobada

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ballena jorobada
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	15.0 m	—
Average Weight	30.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ballena jorobada

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

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ballena jorobada

Entre las ballenas grandes más acrobáticas, las ballenas jorobadas son célebres por sus complejos y estremecedores cantos entonados por los machos durante la temporada reproductiva, que pueden durar horas y evolucionar con el tiempo. Alcanzando 16 metros y 30 toneladas, realizan las migraciones más largas de cualquier mamífero. Se encuentran en todos los océanos y se alimentan de krill y peces pequeños mediante la técnica cooperativa de pesca con red de burbujas.

Dictyota dichotoma es un alga parda común con frondes planas, repetidamente bifurcadas y de color verde oliva a marrón dorado, que forma talos en forma de abanico. Habita orillas rocosas intermareales y submareales someras de mares templados a tropicales de todo el mundo. Esta macroalga fotosintética se ancla a la roca mediante un rizoma y puede reproducirse tanto sexual como asexualmente.