vs Buckelwal

Botryotinia calthae compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Buckelwal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Buckelwal
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Sclerotiniaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Botryotinia	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Botryotinia calthae	Megaptera novaeangliae

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Buckelwal
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.

Botryotinia calthaeは、湿地環境のエゾノリュウキンカ（Caltha palustris）に感染するBotrytis様病原体の有性段階であるSclerotiniaceae科の子嚢菌類真菌です。感染した植物組織に菌核を形成し、土壌中に残存して将来の感染を開始します。壊死性栄養生物として、宿主組織を殺した後、その結果生じた死んだ物質を摂取します。

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。