Cá Mập miệng rộng vs Buckelwal

Carcharhinus sorrah compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

• Cá Mập miệng rộng is Near Threatened while Buckelwal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cá Mập miệng rộng	Buckelwal
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Lớp Cá sụn)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Bộ Cá mập mắt trắng)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Carcharhinidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Carcharhinus	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Carcharhinus sorrah	Megaptera novaeangliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Cá Mập miệng rộng and Buckelwal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (động vật có dây sống)

Conservation Status

Cá Mập miệng rộng

NT — Near Threatened

Buckelwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cá Mập miệng rộng	Buckelwal
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cá Mập miệng rộng

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Cá Mập miệng rộng

The Black-tip shark (Carcharhinus sorrah) is a species in the genus Carcharhinus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan