コウテイペンギン vs Soft butterfly pea

Aptenodytes forsteri compared with Centrosema molle

Key Differences

コウテイペンギン is Near Threatened while Soft butterfly pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	コウテイペンギン	Soft butterfly pea
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Aves (鳥類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Sphenisciformes (Penguins)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family	Spheniscidae (Penguins)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aptenodytes (Great Penguins)	Centrosema
Species	Aptenodytes forsteri	Centrosema molle

Conservation Status

コウテイペンギン

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~595.0K

Trend: Stable →

Soft butterfly pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Soft butterfly pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Timor-Leste), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (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。