Branching Campion vs Pingüino emperador

Silene dichotoma compared with Aptenodytes forsteri

Key Differences

  • Branching Campion is Not Evaluated while Pingüino emperador is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Branching Campion Pingüino emperador
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Aves (Birds)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Sphenisciformes (Penguins)
Family Caryophyllaceae Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Genus Silene Aptenodytes (Great Penguins)
Species Silene dichotoma Aptenodytes forsteri

Conservation Status

Branching Campion

NE — Not Evaluated

Pingüino emperador

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~595.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Branching Campion Pingüino emperador
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 20 years
Average Length 1.1 m
Average Weight 40.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branching Campion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Pingüino emperador

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Branching Campion

The Branching campion (Silene dichotoma) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium and Canada.

Pingüino emperador

El pingüino más grande del mundo, el pingüino emperor puede medir hasta 1,2 metros de altura y pesar 45 kg, habitando el continente antártico en algunas de las condiciones más extremas de la Tierra. Se reproduce en la oscuridad del invierno a temperaturas inferiores a -60°C, con los machos incubando un único huevo sobre sus patas bajo una bolsa de cría durante 65 días mientras las hembras están en el mar. Su comportamiento de apiñarse —haciendo circular a los individuos a través del cálido centro de grupos de miles de ejemplares— es una obra maestra de la supervivencia cooperativa.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia