Clark's Grebe vs Highwater Grass

Aechmophorus clarkii compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark's Grebe	Highwater Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Podicipedidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aechmophorus	Sporobolus
Species	Aechmophorus clarkii	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Clark's Grebe

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark's Grebe	Highwater Grass
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.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.

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.