Astrantia-like Cow Parsley vs Buckelwal

Chaerophyllum astrantiae compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

Astrantia-like Cow Parsley is Near Threatened while Buckelwal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Astrantia-like Cow Parsley	Buckelwal
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Apiales (セリ目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Apiaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Chaerophyllum	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Chaerophyllum astrantiae	Megaptera novaeangliae

Conservation Status

Astrantia-like Cow Parsley

NT — Near Threatened

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Astrantia-like Cow Parsley	Buckelwal
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Astrantia-like Cow Parsley

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Buckelwal

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.

Astrantia-like Cow Parsley

The Astrantia-like Cow Parsley (Chaerophyllum astrantiae) is a species in the genus Chaerophyllum. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Buckelwal

大型クジラの中で最も曲芸的なクジラのひとつであるザトウクジラは、繁殖期にオスが歌う複雑で神秘的な歌で知られており、数時間にわたって続き時間をかけて変化していきます。体長16m、体重30トンに達し、哺乳類の中で最長の回遊を行います。全海洋に分布し、協調的なバブルネット採餌でオキアミや小魚を捕食します。歴史的な捕鯨後の個体数はおおむね回復しています。