Button Dodder vs コウテイペンギン

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Aptenodytes forsteri

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while コウテイペンギン is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	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	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Solanales (ナス目)	Sphenisciformes (Penguins)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Genus	Cuscuta	Aptenodytes (Great Penguins)
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Aptenodytes forsteri

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

コウテイペンギン

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~595.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	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

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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。