Mute Swan vs Whooper Swan

Cygnus olor compared with Cygnus cygnus

Key Differences

Mute Swan is Near Threatened while Whooper Swan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mute Swan	Whooper 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 olor	Cygnus cygnus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

보기 Genus: Cygnus

Conservation Status

Mute Swan

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Whooper Swan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Whooper Swan

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (7 countries).

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.