Little Black Cormorant vs Red-legged Cormorant

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris compared with Phalacrocorax gaimardi

Key Differences

• Little Black Cormorant is Least Concern while Red-legged Cormorant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Cormorant	Red-legged 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 sulcirostris	Phalacrocorax gaimardi

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Black Cormorant and Red-legged Cormorant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phalacrocorax.

Conservation Status

Little Black Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Red-legged Cormorant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Cormorant	Red-legged Cormorant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Black Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Red-legged 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