American Flamingo vs Barklice

Phoenicopterus ruber compared with Elipsocus brincki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Flamingo	Barklice
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)	Elipsocidae
Genus	Phoenicopterus (Flamingos)	Elipsocus
Species	Phoenicopterus ruber	Elipsocus brincki

Evolutionary Relationship

American Flamingo and Barklice share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American Flamingo

LC — Least Concern

Barklice

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Flamingo	Barklice
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Flamingo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Barklice

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

American Flamingo

The most vibrantly colored flamingo species, American flamingos display brilliant scarlet-pink plumage from the carotenoid pigments in their crustacean diet. Found in Caribbean coastal lagoons, salt pans, and mangrove swamps from the Bahamas and Florida through Central America and the Galapagos. Highly gregarious, they nest in huge colonies on mudflat mounds. Their distinctive deep pink color is used to signal health and reproductive quality to potential mates.

Barklice

The Barklice (Elipsocus brincki) is a species in the genus Elipsocus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.