Black Swan vs Mute Swan

Cygnus atratus compared with Cygnus olor

Key Differences

• Black Swan is Not Evaluated while Mute Swan is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Swan	Mute Swan
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Anseriformes (기러기목)	Anseriformes (기러기목)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Cygnus	Cygnus
Species	Cygnus atratus	Cygnus olor

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Swan and Mute Swan share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cygnus.

Conservation Status

Black Swan

NE — Not Evaluated

Mute Swan

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Swan	Mute Swan
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	1.5 m
Average Weight	—	12.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Swan

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (21 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador).

Mute Swan

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 8 distinct biome types.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Colombia, Peru). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black Swan

Black Swan(Cygnus atratus)은(는) IUCN 적색목록에서 아직 미평가(NE) 상태입니다. IUCN 적색목록 기준에 따른 평가가 이루어지지 않았으며, 보전 상태는 아직 미정입니다.

Mute Swan

전 세계에서 가장 흔하게 접하는 백조이자 가장 큰 비조 중 하나로, 고니(Cygnus olor)는 최대 15 kg에 달하며 유럽과 아시아 전역의 호수, 강, 해안만에 서식하며 북아메리카와 호주에 널리 도입된 개체군도 있습니다. 이름에도 불구하고 고니는 쉭쉭거리기, 그렁거리기, 날개 소리 등 다양한 소리를 냅니다. 수컷은 영역을 공격적으로 방어하며 강한 날개 공격으로 사람을 다치게 하거나 개를 익사시킬 수 있습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 20 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇬🇧 United Kingdom