Cisne Vulgar vs Cisne de tundra

Cygnus olor compared with Cygnus columbianus

Key Differences

Cisne Vulgar is Near Threatened while Cisne de tundra is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cisne Vulgar	Cisne de tundra
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 olor	Cygnus columbianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Vista Genus: Cygnus

Conservation Status

Cisne Vulgar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Cisne de tundra

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cisne Vulgar	Cisne de tundra
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	20 years	—
Average Length	1.5 m	—
Average Weight	12.0 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.

Cisne de tundra

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.