African Jacana vs dooryard sowbug

Actophilornis africanus compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Jacanidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Actophilornis	Porcellio
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway