Baleia jubarte vs Elephant's Foot Yam

Megaptera novaeangliae compared with Dioscorea elephantipes

Key Differences

Baleia jubarte is Vulnerable while Elephant's Foot Yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baleia jubarte	Elephant's Foot Yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)	Dioscorea
Species	Megaptera novaeangliae	Dioscorea elephantipes

Conservation Status

Baleia jubarte

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Elephant's Foot Yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baleia jubarte	Elephant's Foot Yam
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	15.0 m	—
Average Weight	30.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Elephant's Foot Yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.