arrowroot vs Australasian Darter

Thalia geniculata compared with Anhinga novaehollandiae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Australasian Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Salpidae	Anhingidae
Genus	Thalia	Anhinga
Species	Thalia geniculata	Anhinga novaehollandiae

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Australasian Darter share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Australasian Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Australasian Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Australasian Darter

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Australasian Darter

The Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) is a species in the genus Anhinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.