mergulhão-grande vs mergulhão-de-orelha-amarela

Podiceps major compared with Podiceps occipitalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-grande	mergulhão-de-orelha-amarela
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)
Family same	Podicipedidae	Podicipedidae
Genus same	Podiceps	Podiceps
Species	Podiceps major	Podiceps occipitalis

Evolutionary Relationship

mergulhão-grande and mergulhão-de-orelha-amarela share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Podiceps.

Conservation Status

mergulhão-grande

LC — Least Concern

mergulhão-de-orelha-amarela

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-grande	mergulhão-de-orelha-amarela
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mergulhão-grande

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

mergulhão-de-orelha-amarela

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway