Asiatic holly fern vs Emperor Penguin

Cyrtomium caryotideum compared with Aptenodytes forsteri

Key Differences

• Asiatic holly fern is Extinct while Emperor Penguin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic holly fern	Emperor Penguin
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)	Aves (새)
Order	Polypodiales (고사리목)	Sphenisciformes (Penguins)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Spheniscidae (Penguins)
Genus	Cyrtomium	Aptenodytes (Great Penguins)
Species	Cyrtomium caryotideum	Aptenodytes forsteri

Conservation Status

Asiatic holly fern

EX — Extinct

Emperor Penguin

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~595.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic holly fern	Emperor Penguin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.1 m
Average Weight	—	40.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic holly fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Emperor Penguin

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.

Asiatic holly fern

The Asiatic holly fern (Cyrtomium caryotideum) is a species in the genus Cyrtomium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Found in Taiwan.

Emperor Penguin

세계에서 가장 큰 펭귄인 황제펭귄(Aptenodytes forsteri)은 키가 최대 1.2m에 몸무게가 45kg에 달하며, 지구상에서 가장 혹독한 환경인 남극 대륙에 서식합니다. 영하 60°C 이하의 한겨울 암흑 속에서 번식하며, 수컷이 암컷이 바다에 있는 동안 65일 동안 발 위에서 육아낭 아래에 알 한 개를 품습니다. 수천 마리가 모인 무리에서 개체들이 따뜻한 중심부를 순환하는 이른바 허들링 행동은 협동적 생존의 훌륭한 사례입니다.