African Jacana vs African lungfish

Actophilornis africanus compared with Protopterus annectens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	African lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Jacanidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Actophilornis	Protopterus
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Protopterus annectens

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and African lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

African lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	African lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Jacana

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Arab Emirates.

African lungfish

African Jacana

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

African lungfish

The African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) is a species in the genus Protopterus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.