vs Горбатый кит

Aphanothece saxicola compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Горбатый кит is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Горбатый кит
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (цианобактерии)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Microcystaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Aphanothece	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Aphanothece saxicola	Megaptera novaeangliae

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Горбатый кит

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Горбатый кит
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Горбатый кит

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.

Aphanothece saxicola is a unicellular cyanobacterium in the order Chroococcales, forming colonial aggregates embedded in thick gelatinous sheaths on rocky substrates in freshwater and terrestrial environments. Its colonies appear as thin, greenish to brownish crusts on wet rocks, stream banks, and moist cliff faces. It contributes to biofilm formation and can fix atmospheric nitrogen under certain conditions.

Горбатый кит

Among the most acrobatic of the great whales, humpback whales are renowned for their complex, haunting songs sung by males during breeding season — some lasting hours and evolving over time. Reaching 16 meters and 30 tonnes, they undertake the longest migrations of any mammal. Found in all oceans, humpbacks feed on krill and small fish using cooperative bubble-net feeding. Populations have largely recovered from historic whaling.