Anhinga africana vs Tickclover

Anhinga rufa compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Anhinga africana Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (Birds) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Suliformes (Suliformes) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Anhingidae Fabaceae
Genus Anhinga Desmodium
Species Anhinga rufa Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Anhinga africana

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Anhinga africana Tickclover
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anhinga africana

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Anhinga africana

The African Darter (Anhinga rufa) is a species in the genus Anhinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Tickclover

No description available.

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