Black-headed Heron vs fat duckweed

Ardea melanocephala compared with Lemna gibba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Heron	fat duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Ardeidae	Araceae
Genus	Ardea	Lemna
Species	Ardea melanocephala	Lemna gibba

Conservation Status

Black-headed Heron

LC — Least Concern

fat duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Heron	fat duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Heron

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

fat duckweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Black-headed Heron

The Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a species in the genus Ardea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.