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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Cygnus olor

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae

Genus

Cygnus

Species

Cygnus olor

Aves🌿 Herbivore

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor (Mute Swan · コブハクチョウ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Class I endangered wildlife (Korea) · Natural Monument (Korea) «Mute Swan»

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Herbivore

Length · Height

1.44~1.58m · No data (Wingspan 2m)

Mass · Top Speed

7.6~14.3kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Sheltered bays, open wetlands, lakes, and ponds (including park and country-estate ponds)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 In its native range, it is a swan commonly seen on park ponds and country-estate ponds (ADW).
💡 Its maximum mass of 14.3 kg is about 7 tenths of a 20 kg bag of rice (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)47

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#혹고니#Cygnus olor

📖 1. Overview

The mute swan is a large swan with a black knob on top of its bill that visits Korea in winter.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body is almost entirely white, and its bright orange bill has a black knob at the base. Males are generally larger than females.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It plunges its head and long neck underwater to feed mainly on aquatic plants along with small amounts of insects, fish, and frogs. It does not dive underwater.