African Jacana vs Slender lungfish

Actophilornis africanus compared with Protopterus dolloi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Jacanidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Actophilornis	Protopterus
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and Slender lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Slender lungfish
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.

Slender lungfish

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.