Emperor penguin vs European robin
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Emperor penguin in Sphenisciformes, European robin in Passeriformes.
Photo: Ian Duffy from UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a emperor penguin and a European robin?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Emperor penguin in Sphenisciformes, European robin in Passeriformes.
- The emperor penguin is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the European robin is Least Concern.
- They have been recorded in 8 of the same countries (the emperor penguin in 17 in total, the European robin in 95). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Emperor penguin | European robin | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Aptenodytes forsteri | Erithacus rubecula |
| Family | Spheniscidae | Muscicapidae |
| Order | Sphenisciformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 17 | 95 |
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