コウテイペンギン vs West Indian mahogany

Aptenodytes forsteri compared with Swietenia mahagoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	コウテイペンギン	West Indian mahogany
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)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family	Spheniscidae (Penguins)	Meliaceae
Genus	Aptenodytes (Great Penguins)	Swietenia
Species	Aptenodytes forsteri	Swietenia mahagoni

Conservation Status

コウテイペンギン

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~595.0K

Trend: Stable →

West Indian mahogany

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	コウテイペンギン	West Indian mahogany
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.

West Indian mahogany

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Indonesia, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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。