African Jacana vs Flat Wrack

Actophilornis africanus compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Jacanidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Actophilornis	Fucus
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.