Black arion vs Buckelwal

Arion ater compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

• Black arion is Not Evaluated while Buckelwal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black arion	Buckelwal
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Arionidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Arion	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Arion ater	Megaptera novaeangliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black arion and Buckelwal share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Black arion

NE — Not Evaluated

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black arion	Buckelwal
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Black arion

The Black arion (Arion ater) is a species in the genus Arion. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden