body fluke vs Baleia jubarte

Gyrodactylus elegans compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

• body fluke is Not Evaluated while Baleia jubarte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	body fluke	Baleia jubarte
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Platelmintos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Monogenea (Monogenea)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Gyrodactylidea (Gyrodactylidea)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Gyrodactylidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Gyrodactylus	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Gyrodactylus elegans	Megaptera novaeangliae

Evolutionary Relationship

body fluke and Baleia jubarte share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

body fluke

NE — Not Evaluated

Baleia jubarte

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	body fluke	Baleia jubarte
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

body fluke

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

body fluke

The body fluke (Gyrodactylus elegans) is a species in the genus Gyrodactylus. Distributed across Mexico, Norway, and Sweden.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden