Emperor penguin vs Peregrine falcon
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Emperor penguin in Sphenisciformes, Peregrine falcon in Falconiformes.
Photo: Ian Duffy from UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Georges Lignier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a emperor penguin 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: Emperor penguin in Sphenisciformes, Peregrine falcon in Falconiformes.
- The emperor penguin is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the peregrine falcon is Least Concern.
- They have been recorded in 13 of the same countries (the emperor penguin in 17 in total, the peregrine falcon in 229). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Emperor penguin | Peregrine falcon | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Aptenodytes forsteri | Falco peregrinus |
| Family | Spheniscidae | Falconidae |
| Order | Sphenisciformes | Falconiformes |
| Weight | Not recorded | 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 | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 17 | 229 |
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