Cisne negro vs Cisne Vulgar

Cygnus atratus compared with Cygnus olor

Key Differences

• Cisne negro is Not Evaluated while Cisne Vulgar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cisne negro	Cisne Vulgar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Cygnus	Cygnus
Species	Cygnus atratus	Cygnus olor

Evolutionary Relationship

Cisne negro and Cisne Vulgar share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cygnus.

Conservation Status

Cisne negro

NE — Not Evaluated

Cisne Vulgar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cisne negro	Cisne Vulgar
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	12.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cisne negro

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (21 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador).

Cisne Vulgar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 8 distinct biome types.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Colombia, Peru). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Cisne negro

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) está clasificado como No Evaluado (NE) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Aún no ha sido evaluada con los criterios de la Lista Roja de la UICN. El estado de conservación está por determinarse.

Cisne Vulgar

El cisne vulgar es el cisne mas comunmente encontrado a nivel mundial y una de las aves voladoras mas grandes, con un peso de hasta 15 kg, y habita lagos, rios y bahias costeras en Europa y Asia, con poblaciones introducidas ampliamente distribuidas en America del Norte y Australia. A pesar de su nombre, los cisnes vulgares producen una variedad de sonidos como siseos, gruñidos y silbidos de alas. Los machos defienden territorialmente sus areas y son capaces de herir a personas y ahogar perros con potentes golpes de ala.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 20 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇬🇧 United Kingdom