Asian watermeal vs コウテイペンギン

Wolffia globosa compared with Aptenodytes forsteri

Key Differences

Asian watermeal is Least Concern while コウテイペンギン is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian watermeal	コウテイペンギン
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Alismatales (オモダカ目)	Sphenisciformes (Penguins)
Family	Araceae	Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Genus	Wolffia	Aptenodytes (Great Penguins)
Species	Wolffia globosa	Aptenodytes forsteri

Conservation Status

Asian watermeal

LC — Least Concern

コウテイペンギン

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~595.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian watermeal	コウテイペンギン
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.1 m
Average Weight	—	40.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian watermeal

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

コウテイペンギン

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.

Asian watermeal

The Asian watermeal (Wolffia globosa) is a species in the genus Wolffia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Widely distributed across Africa (Angola), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

コウテイペンギン

世界最大のペンギンであるコウテイペンギン（Aptenodytes forsteri）は体高最大1.2m、体重45kgで、地球上で最も過酷な環境の一つである南極大陸に生息しています。零下60°C以下の真冬の暗闇の中で繁殖し、雌が海上にいる間、雄が65日間足の上で育雛嚢の下に一つの卵を温め続けます。数千羽からなる群れで個体が暖かい中心部を循環するいわゆるハドリング行動は、協調的な生存戦略の傑作です。