Auckland Islands Teal vs Dwarf Water Clover

Anas aucklandica compared with Marsilea minuta

Key Differences

• Auckland Islands Teal is Near Threatened while Dwarf Water Clover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Auckland Islands Teal	Dwarf Water Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Anatidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Anas	Marsilea
Species	Anas aucklandica	Marsilea minuta

Conservation Status

Auckland Islands Teal

NT — Near Threatened

Dwarf Water Clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Auckland Islands Teal	Dwarf Water Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Auckland Islands Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dwarf Water Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros), Asia (Bhutan, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Auckland Islands Teal

The Auckland Islands Teal (Anas aucklandica) is a species in the genus Anas. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.