African Darter vs elegant spike-rush

Anhinga rufa compared with Eleocharis elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Darter	elegant spike-rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Anhingidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Eleocharis
Species	Anhinga rufa	Eleocharis elegans

Conservation Status

African Darter

LC — Least Concern

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Darter	elegant spike-rush
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.

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.