vs blue whale

Bacillus anthracis compared with Balaenoptera musculus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while blue whale is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		blue whale
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Firmicutes (フィルミクテス門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Bacilli (バシラス綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Bacillales (バシラス目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bacillaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Bacillus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Bacillus anthracis	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 Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across South Africa, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Bacillus anthracis is a species in the genus Bacillus. Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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。