Blistering Ammania vs Surf Scoter

Ammannia baccifera compared with Melanitta perspicillata

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Surf Scoter is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Surf Scoter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Lythraceae	Anatidae
Genus	Ammannia	Melanitta
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Melanitta perspicillata

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Surf Scoter

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Surf Scoter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Surf Scoter

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian