Baleia-comum vs Full Moon Maple

Balaenoptera physalus compared with Acer shirasawanum

Key Differences

Baleia-comum is Endangered while Full Moon Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baleia-comum	Full Moon Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)	Acer
Species	Balaenoptera physalus	Acer shirasawanum

Conservation Status

Baleia-comum

EN — Endangered

Full Moon Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baleia-comum	Full Moon Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baleia-comum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Full Moon Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

Baleia-comum

A baleia-fin (Balaenoptera physalus) está classificada como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Com alto risco de extinção em estado selvagem, com declínio populacional significativo e ameaças contínuas à sua sobrevivência.