Common Goldeneye vs Orange-throated Bat

Bucephala clangula compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Key Differences

• Common Goldeneye is Not Evaluated while Orange-throated Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Goldeneye	Orange-throated Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Anatidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Bucephala	Lampronycteris
Species	Bucephala clangula	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Goldeneye and Orange-throated Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Goldeneye

NE — Not Evaluated

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Goldeneye	Orange-throated Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Goldeneye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Common Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.