Baby’s Tears vs Besra

Lindernia rotundifolia compared with Accipiter virgatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baby’s Tears	Besra
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Linderniaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Lindernia	Accipiter
Species	Lindernia rotundifolia	Accipiter virgatus

Conservation Status

Baby’s Tears

LC — Least Concern

Besra

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baby’s Tears	Besra
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baby’s Tears

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mauritius, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Besra

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Baby’s Tears

The Baby’s Tears (Lindernia rotundifolia) is a species in the genus Lindernia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Besra

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