pato-orelhudo vs Baleia jubarte

Nettapus auritus compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

• pato-orelhudo is Least Concern while Baleia jubarte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pato-orelhudo	Baleia jubarte
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Anatidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Nettapus	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Nettapus auritus	Megaptera novaeangliae

Evolutionary Relationship

pato-orelhudo and Baleia jubarte share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

pato-orelhudo

LC — Least Concern

Baleia jubarte

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pato-orelhudo	Baleia jubarte
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

pato-orelhudo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Baleia jubarte

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.

pato-orelhudo

O pato-anão-africano (Nettapus auritus) é classificado como Menos Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. As suas populações são estáveis e abundantes em toda a área de distribuição, sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

Baleia jubarte

Entre as baleias grandes mais acrobáticas, as baleias-jubarte são famosas por seus cantos complexos e evocativos entoados pelos machos durante a temporada reprodutiva, podendo durar horas e evoluir ao longo do tempo. Atingindo 16 metros e 30 toneladas, realizam as migrações mais longas de qualquer mamífero. Encontradas em todos os oceanos, alimentam-se de krill e peixes pequenos usando a técnica cooperativa de rede de bolhas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway