Buckelwal vs Lemon-colored Antrodiella

Megaptera novaeangliae compared with Flaviporus citrinellus

Key Differences

Buckelwal is Vulnerable while Lemon-colored Antrodiella is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckelwal	Lemon-colored Antrodiella
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Steccherinaceae
Genus	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)	Flaviporus
Species	Megaptera novaeangliae	Flaviporus citrinellus

Conservation Status

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Lemon-colored Antrodiella

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckelwal	Lemon-colored Antrodiella
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	15.0 m	—
Average Weight	30.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Lemon-colored Antrodiella

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

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.