cisne-preto vs Cisne-vulgar

Cygnus atratus compared with Cygnus olor

Key Differences

  • cisne-preto is Not Evaluated while Cisne-vulgar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cisne-preto Cisne-vulgar
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Aves (ave) Aves (ave)
Order same Anseriformes (Anseriformes) Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family same Anatidae Anatidae
Genus same Cygnus Cygnus
Species Cygnus atratus Cygnus olor

Evolutionary Relationship

cisne-preto and Cisne-vulgar share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cygnus.

Conservation Status

cisne-preto

NE — Not Evaluated

Cisne-vulgar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cisne-preto Cisne-vulgar
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 20 years
Average Length 1.5 m
Average Weight 12.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

cisne-preto

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).

Cisne-vulgar

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.

cisne-preto

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) está classificado como Não Avaliado (NE) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Ainda não foi avaliada com os critérios da Lista Vermelha da IUCN. O estado de conservação ainda precisa ser determinado.

Cisne-vulgar

O cisne-mudo e o cisne mais comumente encontrado no mundo e uma das maiores aves voadoras, pesando ate 15 kg, habitando lagos, rios e baias costeiras na Europa e Asia, com populacoes introduzidas amplamente distribuidas na America do Norte e Australia. Apesar de seu nome, os cisnes-mudos produzem uma variedade de sons como assovios, grunhidos e assovios de asa. Os machos defendem territorialmente suas areas e sao capazes de ferir pessoas e afogar caes com poderosas batidas de asa.

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