Big-spotted Cleg vs Laysan Duck

Haematopota bigoti compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

Big-spotted Cleg is Endangered while Laysan Duck is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-spotted Cleg	Laysan Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Tabanidae	Anatidae
Genus	Haematopota	Anas
Species	Haematopota bigoti	Anas laysanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-spotted Cleg and Laysan Duck share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Big-spotted Cleg

EN — Endangered

Laysan Duck

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-spotted Cleg	Laysan Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-spotted Cleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Laysan Duck

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Big-spotted Cleg

The Big-spotted Cleg (Haematopota bigoti) is a species in the genus Haematopota. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Laysan Duck

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.