blue whale vs thin-necked bladderworm

Balaenoptera musculus compared with Taenia hydatigena

Key Differences

blue whale is Vulnerable while thin-necked bladderworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blue whale	thin-necked bladderworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Platyhelminthes (扁形動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Cestoda (条虫綱)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Cyclophyllidea (円葉目)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Taeniidae
Genus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)	Taenia
Species	Balaenoptera musculus	Taenia hydatigena

Evolutionary Relationship

blue whale and thin-necked bladderworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

表示 Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

blue whale

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~15.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

thin-necked bladderworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

thin-necked bladderworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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。