African Jacana vs

Actophilornis africanus compared with Phacus hamelii

Key Differences

• African Jacana is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Euglenoidea (Euglenoidea)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Euglenida (Euglenida)
Family	Jacanidae	Phacidae
Genus	Actophilornis	Phacus
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Phacus hamelii

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, and Taiwan.

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.

Phacus hamelii is a unicellular, photosynthetic euglenoid alga with a flattened, asymmetric cell body containing chloroplasts and a distinctive posterior tail-like extension. It inhabits freshwater environments including ponds, ditches, and slow-moving water bodies rich in organic matter. Like other Phacus species, it uses a flagellum for locomotion and can perform both photosynthesis and heterotrophic feeding.