Brown Teal vs Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Anas chlorotis compared with Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Brown Teal is Near Threatened while Linear Leaf Water Primrose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Teal	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Anatidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Anas	Ludwigia
Species	Anas chlorotis	Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Brown Teal

NT — Near Threatened

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Teal	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Brown Teal

The Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis) is a species in the genus Anas. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.