虎鯨 vs Fringed kidney lichen

Orcinus orca compared with Nephroma helveticum

Key Differences

虎鯨 is Data Deficient while Fringed kidney lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	虎鯨	Fringed kidney lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Peltigerales (地卷菌目)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Nephromataceae
Genus	Orcinus (Orcas)	Nephroma
Species	Orcinus orca	Nephroma helveticum

Conservation Status

虎鯨

DD — Data Deficient

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Unknown ?

Fringed kidney lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	虎鯨	Fringed kidney lichen
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	8.0 m	—
Average Weight	5.4 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

虎鯨

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, Venezuela).

Fringed kidney lichen

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.