mergulhão-serpente vs Northern elephant seal

Anhinga rufa compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-serpente	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Anhingidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Anhinga	Mirounga
Species	Anhinga rufa	Mirounga angustirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

mergulhão-serpente and Northern elephant seal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

mergulhão-serpente

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-serpente	Northern elephant seal
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.

Northern elephant seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.