Clark's Grebe vs Floating Heart

Aechmophorus clarkii compared with Nymphoides peltata

Key Differences

Clark's Grebe is Least Concern while Floating Heart is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark's Grebe	Floating Heart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Podicipedidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Aechmophorus	Nymphoides
Species	Aechmophorus clarkii	Nymphoides peltata

Conservation Status

Clark's Grebe

LC — Least Concern

Floating Heart

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark's Grebe	Floating Heart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clark's Grebe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Floating Heart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Clark's Grebe

The Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) is a species in the genus Aechmophorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.