Black Noddy vs Gut Weed

Anous minutus compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Laridae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Anous	Ulva
Species	Anous minutus	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan