Blue-winged Teal vs Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Spatula discors compared with Microcebus lehilahytsara

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Teal is Least Concern while Goodman’s Mouse Lemur is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Teal	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Anatidae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Spatula	Microcebus
Species	Spatula discors	Microcebus lehilahytsara

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-winged Teal and Goodman’s Mouse Lemur share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Teal

LC — Least Concern

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Teal	Goodman’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-winged Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Goodman’s Mouse Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.