Atlantic puffin vs Peregrine falcon
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Atlantic puffin in Charadriiformes, Peregrine falcon in Falconiformes.
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What is the difference between a Atlantic puffin and a peregrine falcon?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Atlantic puffin in Charadriiformes, Peregrine falcon in Falconiformes.
- The Atlantic puffin is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; the peregrine falcon is Least Concern.
- They have been recorded in 33 of the same countries (the Atlantic puffin in 34 in total, the peregrine falcon in 229). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Atlantic puffin | Peregrine falcon | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Fratercula arctica | Falco peregrinus |
| Family | Alcidae | Falconidae |
| Order | Charadriiformes | Falconiformes |
| Weight | 376 g | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | pigeon, gull, duck, passerines |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 34 | 229 |
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