Black-legged Poison Dart Frog vs blue whale

Phyllobates bicolor compared with Balaenoptera musculus

Key Differences

• Black-legged Poison Dart Frog is Endangered while blue whale is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-legged Poison Dart Frog	blue whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Anura (อันดับกบ)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Phyllobates	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Phyllobates bicolor	Balaenoptera musculus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog and blue whale share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

EN — Endangered

blue whale

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~15.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-legged Poison Dart Frog	blue whale
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	90 years
Average Length	—	30.0 m
Average Weight	—	150.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

blue whale

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 (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

The Black-legged Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor) is a species in the genus Phyllobates. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

blue whale

The largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth, blue whales can reach 33 meters and 200 tonnes — their hearts alone weigh as much as a small car. Found in all oceans, they migrate between polar feeding grounds and tropical breeding areas. Filter feeders consuming up to 4 tonnes of krill daily. Endangered, with global populations estimated at 10,000–25,000 after near-extinction from 20th-century whaling.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia