African Darter vs Water spangles

Anhinga rufa compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• African Darter is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Darter	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Anhingidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Salvinia
Species	Anhinga rufa	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

African Darter

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Darter	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.