Brant vs Nene
The nene is heavier: 2.04 kg against 1.28 kg for the brant, about 60% more.
Photo: Kev Chapman · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brenda Zaun of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a brant and a nene?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The nene is heavier: 2.04 kg against 1.28 kg for the brant, about 60% more.
- The nene is longer-lived: 42 years against 23.8 years for the brant, about 76% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Branta, so they are close relatives.
- The brant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the nene is Near Threatened.
Side by side
| Brant | Nene | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Branta bernicla | Branta sandvicensis |
| Family | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| Order | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| Weight | 1.23 kg – 1.4 kg | 1.93 kg – 2.17 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 23.8 years | 42 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland | shrubland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.