vs blue whale

Arcyria incarnata compared with Balaenoptera musculus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while blue whale is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		blue whale
Kingdom	Protozoa (原生動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Myxomycetes (変形菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Trichiales (ケホコリ目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Arcyriaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Arcyria	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Arcyria incarnata	Balaenoptera musculus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

blue whale

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~15.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		blue whale
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	90 years
Average Length	—	30.0 m
Average Weight	—	150.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

blue whale

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.

Arcyria incarnataは鮮やかな色彩の粘菌（変形菌）で、森林環境の腐朽木や植物残渣上に密集した桃色から肌色の円筒形の胞子嚢の群落を形成します。栄養段階では細菌、菌類、有機粒子を摂食する運動性の変形体として存在します。本種は湿潤で日陰のある豊富な枯死材のある森林環境に世界的に分布します。

blue whale

地球上で生きたことが知られている最大の動物であるシロナガスクジラ（Balaenoptera musculus）は、体長33メートル、体重200トンに達することができ、心臓だけで小型自動車ほどの重さがあります。全ての海洋に生息し、極地の餌場と熱帯の繁殖地の間を回遊します。1日最大4トンのオキアミを摂取する濾過摂食者です。20世紀の捕鯨による絶滅危機からの回復後、世界的な個体数は10,000〜25,000頭と推定される絶滅危惧種です。