mergulhão-serpente vs Alectryon

Anhinga rufa compared with Alectryon tropicus

Key Differences

• mergulhão-serpente is Least Concern while Alectryon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-serpente	Alectryon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Anhingidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Alectryon
Species	Anhinga rufa	Alectryon tropicus

Conservation Status

mergulhão-serpente

LC — Least Concern

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-serpente	Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mergulhão-serpente

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Alectryon

Habitat

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

mergulhão-serpente

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.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.