Cisne-vulgar vs Cisne-pequeno

Cygnus olor compared with Cygnus columbianus

Key Differences

Cisne-vulgar is Near Threatened while Cisne-pequeno is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cisne-vulgar	Cisne-pequeno
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 olor	Cygnus columbianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Genus: Cygnus

Conservation Status

Cisne-vulgar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Cisne-pequeno

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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-pequeno

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.