Clark's Grebe vs Lesser Spearwort

Aechmophorus clarkii compared with Ranunculus flammula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark's Grebe	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Podicipedidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Aechmophorus	Ranunculus
Species	Aechmophorus clarkii	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Clark's Grebe

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark's Grebe	Lesser Spearwort
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.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.