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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Grus grus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Gruidae

Genus

Grus

Species

Grus grus

Aves🍂 Omnivore

Common Crane

Grus grus (Common Crane · クロヅル)

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

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Class II endangered wildlife (Korea) · Natural Monument (Korea) «Common Crane»

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Omnivore

Length · Height

No data · 1.15m (Wingspan 2.1m)

Mass · Top Speed

5.5kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Wetlands, grasslands, and farmland (breeds from northern and western Europe to eastern Siberia, northern Mongolia, and northern China)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its wingspan of about 2.1 m is wider than the width of a passenger car (about 1.8 m) (Comparison).
💡 Its weight of about 5.5 kg is slightly more than half of a 10 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
💡 The International Crane Foundation notes that this bird eats even sown grain and fallen kernels.

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)45

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

#검은목두루미#Grus grus

📖 1. Overview

The Common Crane breeds widely from northern and western Europe to eastern Siberia, northern Mongolia, and northern China, and winters in southwestern Europe, northern Africa, India, and southeastern China. Its population exceeds 790,000 birds, and it is listed as Least Concern (LC) by the IUCN.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It stands about 1.15 m tall, weighs about 5.5 kg, and has a wingspan reaching about 2.1 m.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It is an omnivore that eats insects, amphibians, reptiles, and small mammals, as well as acorns, sown grain, and fallen kernels.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

In Korea, it is listed in the National List of Species of Korea under the name "Geomeun-mok-durumi" (Korean name), is a Class II endangered wildlife species (Korea), and was designated as a Natural Monument (Korea) on March 17, 2005.