African Jacana vs European water vole

Actophilornis africanus compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• African Jacana is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Charadriiformes (Yağmur kuşları)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Jacanidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Actophilornis	Arvicola
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Jacana	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Jacana

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Arab Emirates.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

African Jacana

The African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) is a species in the genus Actophilornis. 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