Great Cormorant/European Shag vs Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo compared with Phalacrocorax varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Cormorant/European Shag	Pied Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Suliformes (가다랭이잡이목)	Suliformes (가다랭이잡이목)
Family same	Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus same	Phalacrocorax	Phalacrocorax
Species	Phalacrocorax carbo	Phalacrocorax varius

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Cormorant/European Shag and Pied Cormorant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phalacrocorax.

Conservation Status

Great Cormorant/European Shag

LC — Least Concern

Pied Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Cormorant/European Shag	Pied Cormorant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Cormorant/European Shag

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

Pied Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Great Cormorant/European Shag

큰가마우지(Phalacrocorax carbo)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심종(LC)으로 분류됩니다. 서식 범위 전역에서 널리 분포하며 개체군이 안정적으로 유지되고 있어 즉각적인 보전 우려는 없습니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway