African Jacana vs Jumping Weevil

Actophilornis africanus compared with Orchestes testaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Jumping Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Jacanidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Actophilornis	Orchestes
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Orchestes testaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Jumping Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Jumping Weevil
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.

Jumping Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway