mergulhão-serpente vs Arraia

Anhinga rufa compared with Raja clavata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-serpente	Arraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Anhingidae	Rajidae
Genus	Anhinga	Raja
Species	Anhinga rufa	Raja clavata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

mergulhão-serpente

LC — Least Concern

Arraia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-serpente	Arraia
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.

Arraia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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