mergulhão-de-cara-branca vs Fiveangled dodder

Aechmophorus clarkii compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

mergulhão-de-cara-branca is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-de-cara-branca	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Podicipedidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aechmophorus	Cuscuta
Species	Aechmophorus clarkii	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

mergulhão-de-cara-branca

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-de-cara-branca	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mergulhão-de-cara-branca

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

mergulhão-de-cara-branca

The Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) is a species in the genus Aechmophorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.