Büyük beyaz vs Buckelwal

Carcharodon carcharias compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

• Buckelwal is 27.3x heavier than Büyük beyaz.
• Büyük beyaz lives longer (70 years vs 50 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Büyük beyaz	Buckelwal
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Kıkırdaklı balıklar)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Lamniformes (Dik burunlular)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Carcharodon (Great White Sharks)	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Carcharodon carcharias	Megaptera novaeangliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Büyük beyaz and Buckelwal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Büyük beyaz

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Büyük beyaz	Buckelwal
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	70 years	50 years
Average Length	5.0 m	15.0 m
Average Weight	1.1 t	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Büyük beyaz

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Büyük beyaz

The largest predatory fish on Earth, great white sharks can reach 6 meters and 2,000 kg, inhabiting cool coastal and offshore waters in all major oceans. Apex predators employing ambush attacks from below, primarily on marine mammals, large fish, and seabirds. Despite their fearsome reputation, unprovoked attacks on humans are extremely rare. Vulnerable, with populations declining from finning, bycatch, and targeted fishing despite legal protections in many jurisdictions.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇹🇼 Taiwan