African Darter vs Dilated Scalewort

Anhinga rufa compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Darter	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Anhingidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Frullania
Species	Anhinga rufa	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

African Darter

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Darter	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Darter

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

African Darter

The African Darter (Anhinga rufa) is a species in the genus Anhinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.