Brazilian Teal vs Vegetable fern

Amazonetta brasiliensis compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Teal	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Anatidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Amazonetta	Diplazium
Species	Amazonetta brasiliensis	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Brazilian Teal

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Teal	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Brazilian Teal

Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) 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.