Blunt-leaved Earwort vs コウテイペンギン

Diplophyllum obtusifolium compared with Aptenodytes forsteri

Key Differences

Blunt-leaved Earwort is Critically Endangered while コウテイペンギン is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt-leaved Earwort	コウテイペンギン
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (苔類)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Jungermanniales (ウロコゴケ目)	Sphenisciformes (Penguins)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Genus	Diplophyllum	Aptenodytes (Great Penguins)
Species	Diplophyllum obtusifolium	Aptenodytes forsteri

Conservation Status

Blunt-leaved Earwort

CR — Critically Endangered

コウテイペンギン

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~595.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt-leaved Earwort	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

Blunt-leaved Earwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Blunt-leaved Earwort

The Blunt-leaved Earwort (Diplophyllum obtusifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

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。