mergulhão-serpente vs Polynesian rat

Anhinga rufa compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-serpente	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Anhingidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Anhinga	Rattus
Species	Anhinga rufa	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

mergulhão-serpente and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

mergulhão-serpente

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-serpente	Polynesian rat
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.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.