Buckelwal vs

Megaptera novaeangliae compared with Novosphingobium lindaniclasticum

Key Differences

  • Buckelwal is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buckelwal
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Proteobacteria (プロテオバクテリア)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Alphaproteobacteria (アルファプロテオバクテリア)
Order Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins) Sphingomonadales (スフィンゴモナス目)
Family Balaenopteridae (Rorquals) Sphingomonadaceae
Genus Megaptera (Humpback Whales) Novosphingobium
Species Megaptera novaeangliae Novosphingobium lindaniclasticum

Conservation Status

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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。

Novosphingobium lindaniclastaicumは、残留性有機塩素農薬であるリンデンを分解する能力にちなんで命名されたグラム陰性桿菌である。リンデン汚染土壌および廃水環境から単離されている。この特化した細菌は農耕地土壌の塩素化農薬汚染の生物浄化において重要な関心対象である。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia