Cygne à cou noir vs loup

Cygnus melancoryphus compared with Canis lupus

Key Differences

• Cygne à cou noir is Not Evaluated while loup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cygne à cou noir	loup
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Anatidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Cygnus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Cygnus melancoryphus	Canis lupus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cygne à cou noir and loup share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cygne à cou noir

NE — Not Evaluated

loup

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cygne à cou noir	loup
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	13 years
Average Length	—	1.6 m
Average Weight	—	45.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cygne à cou noir

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Poland, and United Arab Emirates.

loup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 13 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cygne à cou noir

The Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) is a species in the genus Cygnus. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Poland, and United Arab Emirates.

loup

The most widely distributed wild canid, gray wolves range from North America across Eurasia in diverse habitats including tundra, forests, and grasslands. Highly social animals living in family packs led by a dominant breeding pair. As keystone predators, wolves regulate prey populations and profoundly shape ecosystem structure, as demonstrated by their reintroduction in Yellowstone. Once heavily persecuted, populations are recovering in many regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark