Crested Cow-Wheat vs Red-billed Duck

Melampyrum cristatum compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Key Differences

• Crested Cow-Wheat is Endangered while Red-billed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Cow-Wheat	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Melampyrum	Anas
Species	Melampyrum cristatum	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Crested Cow-Wheat

EN — Endangered

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Cow-Wheat	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Cow-Wheat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Red-billed Duck

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway