African Jacana vs Lesser Naked Bat

Actophilornis africanus compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Jacanidae	Molossidae
Genus	Actophilornis	Cheiromeles
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Cheiromeles parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Lesser Naked Bat
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.

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.