Blue-eared Kingfisher vs Redclaw

Alcedo meninting compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Alcedinidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Alcedo	Cherax
Species	Alcedo meninting	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eared Kingfisher and Redclaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-eared Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eared Kingfisher	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eared Kingfisher

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Redclaw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Blue-eared Kingfisher

The Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) is a species in the genus Alcedo. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway