Горбатый кит vs Сальви́ния пла́вающая

Megaptera novaeangliae compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

Горбатый кит is Vulnerable while Сальви́ния пла́вающая is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Горбатый кит	Сальви́ния пла́вающая
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Salviniales (Сальвиниевые)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)	Salvinia
Species	Megaptera novaeangliae	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Горбатый кит

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Сальви́ния пла́вающая

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Сальви́ния пла́вающая

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.