mergulhão-serpente vs Pixie Foam

Anhinga rufa compared with Stereocaulon pileatum

Key Differences

• mergulhão-serpente is Least Concern while Pixie Foam is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-serpente	Pixie Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (ave)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Anhingidae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Stereocaulon
Species	Anhinga rufa	Stereocaulon pileatum

Conservation Status

mergulhão-serpente

LC — Least Concern

Pixie Foam

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-serpente	Pixie Foam
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.

Pixie Foam

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway