Pingüino emperador vs viejo

Aptenodytes forsteri compared with Stemonitis herbatica

Key Differences

  • Pingüino emperador is Near Threatened while viejo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Pingüino emperador viejo
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Protozoa (protozoo)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Mycetozoa
Class Aves (Birds) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Sphenisciformes (Penguins) Stemonitidales
Family Spheniscidae (Penguins) Stemonitidaceae
Genus Aptenodytes (Great Penguins) Stemonitis
Species Aptenodytes forsteri Stemonitis herbatica

Conservation Status

Pingüino emperador

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~595.0K

Trend: Stable →

viejo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Pingüino emperador viejo
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.

viejo

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

viejo

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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