Australian treefern vs Buckelwal

Dicksonia antarctica compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

Australian treefern is Not Evaluated while Buckelwal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian treefern	Buckelwal
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Dicksoniaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Dicksonia	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Dicksonia antarctica	Megaptera novaeangliae

Conservation Status

Australian treefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian treefern	Buckelwal
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian treefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

Buckelwal

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.

Australian treefern

The Australian treefern (Dicksonia antarctica) is a species in the genus Dicksonia. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Dicksonia antarctica contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.

Buckelwal

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.