Black Noddy vs Black-Widow

Anous minutus compared with Geranium phaeum

Key Differences

• Black Noddy is Least Concern while Black-Widow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	Black-Widow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Laridae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Anous	Geranium
Species	Anous minutus	Geranium phaeum

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

Black-Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	Black-Widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Noddy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Taiwan, and Venezuela.

Black-Widow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Black Noddy

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

Black-Widow

The Black-Widow (Geranium phaeum) is a species in the genus Geranium. Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway