Cordulie de Shurtleffer vs baleine bleue

Cordulia shurtleffii compared with Balaenoptera musculus

Key Differences

• Cordulie de Shurtleffer is Least Concern while baleine bleue is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cordulie de Shurtleffer	baleine bleue
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Corduliidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Cordulia	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Cordulia shurtleffii	Balaenoptera musculus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cordulie de Shurtleffer and baleine bleue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Cordulie de Shurtleffer

LC — Least Concern

baleine bleue

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~15.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cordulie de Shurtleffer	baleine bleue
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	90 years
Average Length	—	30.0 m
Average Weight	—	150.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cordulie de Shurtleffer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

baleine bleue

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.

Cordulie de Shurtleffer

The American Emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii) is a species in the genus Cordulia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

baleine bleue

The largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth, blue whales can reach 33 meters and 200 tonnes — their hearts alone weigh as much as a small car. Found in all oceans, they migrate between polar feeding grounds and tropical breeding areas. Filter feeders consuming up to 4 tonnes of krill daily. Endangered, with global populations estimated at 10,000–25,000 after near-extinction from 20th-century whaling.