Japanese Cormorant vs Little Black Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capillatus compared with Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Cormorant	Little Black Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family same	Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus same	Phalacrocorax	Phalacrocorax
Species	Phalacrocorax capillatus	Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Cormorant and Little Black Cormorant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phalacrocorax.

Conservation Status

Japanese Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Cormorant	Little Black Cormorant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Little Black Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway