African Jacana vs danewort, dwarf elder

Actophilornis africanus compared with Sambucus ebulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	danewort, dwarf elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Jacanidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Actophilornis	Sambucus
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Sambucus ebulus

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	danewort, dwarf elder
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.

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.