Bonin White-eye vs Ferny Azolla

Apalopteron familiare compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Bonin White-eye is Near Threatened while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonin White-eye	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Zosteropidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Apalopteron	Azolla
Species	Apalopteron familiare	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Bonin White-eye

NT — Near Threatened

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonin White-eye	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonin White-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Bonin White-eye

The Bonin White-eye (Apalopteron familiare) is a species in the genus Apalopteron. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.