mergulhão-pequeno vs mergulhão-malgaxe

Tachybaptus dominicus compared with Tachybaptus pelzelnii

Key Differences

• mergulhão-pequeno is Least Concern while mergulhão-malgaxe is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-pequeno	mergulhão-malgaxe
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	Tachybaptus	Tachybaptus
Species	Tachybaptus dominicus	Tachybaptus pelzelnii

Evolutionary Relationship

mergulhão-pequeno and mergulhão-malgaxe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tachybaptus.

Conservation Status

mergulhão-pequeno

LC — Least Concern

mergulhão-malgaxe

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-pequeno	mergulhão-malgaxe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mergulhão-pequeno

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

mergulhão-malgaxe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway