African Jacana vs Vegetable fern

Actophilornis africanus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Jacanidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Actophilornis	Diplazium
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and 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.