African Darter vs Tear Dropper

Anhinga rufa compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Darter	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Anhingidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Anhinga rufa	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

African Darter

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Darter	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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.