African Darter vs Sea Lettuce

Anhinga rufa compared with Ulva lactuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Darter	Sea Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Anhingidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Ulva
Species	Anhinga rufa	Ulva lactuca

Conservation Status

African Darter

LC — Least Concern

Sea Lettuce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Darter	Sea Lettuce
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.

Sea Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Lebanon, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.