Northern Jacana vs Wattled Jacana

Jacana spinosa compared with Jacana jacana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Jacana	Wattled Jacana
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family same	Jacanidae	Jacanidae
Genus same	Jacana	Jacana
Species	Jacana spinosa	Jacana jacana

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Jacana and Wattled Jacana share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Jacana.

Conservation Status

Northern Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Wattled Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Jacana	Wattled Jacana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Jacana

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Wattled Jacana

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Wattled Jacana

Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway