brown disc snail vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Discus ruderatus compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• brown disc snail is Least Concern while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown disc snail	Yellow-billed Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Discidae	Anatidae
Genus	Discus	Anas
Species	Discus ruderatus	Anas georgica

Evolutionary Relationship

brown disc snail and Yellow-billed Pintail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown disc snail

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown disc snail	Yellow-billed Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown disc snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across France, Italy, Norway, and Sweden.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

brown disc snail

The Brown Disc Snail (Discus ruderatus) is a species in the genus Discus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway