Pingüino emperador vs hemlock water-dropwort

Aptenodytes forsteri compared with Oenanthe crocata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pingüino emperador	hemlock water-dropwort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sphenisciformes (Penguins)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Spheniscidae (Penguins)	Muscicapidae
Genus	Aptenodytes (Great Penguins)	Oenanthe
Species	Aptenodytes forsteri	Oenanthe crocata

Evolutionary Relationship

Pingüino emperador and hemlock water-dropwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Pingüino emperador

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~595.0K

Trend: Stable →

hemlock water-dropwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pingüino emperador	hemlock water-dropwort
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	20 years	—
Average Length	1.1 m	—
Average Weight	40.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

hemlock water-dropwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.