vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Achroonema proteiforme compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Yellow-billed Pintail
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia) Aves (Birds)
Order Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales) Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family Pelonemataceae Anatidae
Genus Achroonema Anas
Species Achroonema proteiforme Anas georgica

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Yellow-billed Pintail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Achroonema proteiforme is a colorless, gliding filamentous bacterium found in freshwater sediments and organic-rich muds. It belongs to a group of bacteria that degrade organic matter in anoxic or microaerobic benthic habitats.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

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