Holbiche soufflue vs baleine à bosse

Cephaloscyllium sufflans compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

• Holbiche soufflue is Near Threatened while baleine à bosse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Holbiche soufflue	baleine à bosse
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Cephaloscyllium	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Cephaloscyllium sufflans	Megaptera novaeangliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Holbiche soufflue and baleine à bosse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Holbiche soufflue

NT — Near Threatened

baleine à bosse

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Holbiche soufflue	baleine à bosse
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Holbiche soufflue

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

baleine à bosse

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.

Holbiche soufflue

The Balloon shark (Cephaloscyllium sufflans) is a species in the genus Cephaloscyllium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

baleine à bosse

Among the most acrobatic of the great whales, humpback whales are renowned for their complex, haunting songs sung by males during breeding season — some lasting hours and evolving over time. Reaching 16 meters and 30 tonnes, they undertake the longest migrations of any mammal. Found in all oceans, humpbacks feed on krill and small fish using cooperative bubble-net feeding. Populations have largely recovered from historic whaling.