Black Noddy vs Smooth Stonewort

Anous minutus compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Laridae	Characeae
Genus	Anous	Nitella
Species	Anous minutus	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.