Brown Teal vs Vegetable fern

Anas chlorotis compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Brown Teal is Near Threatened while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown 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	Anas	Diplazium
Species	Anas chlorotis	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Brown Teal

NT — Near Threatened

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Teal	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.