Cisne Vulgar vs Oso Polar

Cygnus olor compared with Ursus maritimus

Key Differences

• Cisne Vulgar is Near Threatened while Oso Polar is Vulnerable.
• Cisne Vulgar is herbivore while Oso Polar is carnivore.
• Oso Polar is 37.5x heavier than Cisne Vulgar.
• Oso Polar lives longer (25 years vs 20 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cisne Vulgar	Oso Polar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Anatidae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Cygnus	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Cygnus olor	Ursus maritimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cisne Vulgar and Oso Polar share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cisne Vulgar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Oso Polar

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cisne Vulgar	Oso Polar
Diet	Herbivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	20 years	25 years
Average Length	1.5 m	2.4 m
Average Weight	12.0 kg	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Oso Polar

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. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Oso Polar

El mayor carnivoro terrestre de la Tierra, el oso polar puede superar los 700 kg y se encuentra en el hielo marino del Artico, desde Canada hasta Rusia. Es un mamifero marino altamente especializado que depende del hielo marino para cazar focas anilladas y barbadas. Excelente nadador capaz de cubrir grandes distancias en agua abierta. Clasificado como Vulnerable, sus poblaciones soportan una presion severa por la rapida perdida de hielo marino artico debida al cambio climatico.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway