mergulhão-de-cara-branca vs Spotted Thistle

Aechmophorus clarkii compared with Scolymus maculatus

Key Differences

• mergulhão-de-cara-branca is Least Concern while Spotted Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-de-cara-branca	Spotted Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Podicipedidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aechmophorus	Scolymus
Species	Aechmophorus clarkii	Scolymus maculatus

Conservation Status

mergulhão-de-cara-branca

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-de-cara-branca	Spotted Thistle
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.

Spotted Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.