vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Yellow-billed Pintail
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia) Aves (Birds)
Order Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales) Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family Microbacteriaceae Anatidae
Genus Curtobacterium Anas
Species Curtobacterium ammoniigenes Anas georgica

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Yellow-billed Pintail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes is a Gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Microbacteriaceae, isolated from soil and plant-associated environments. It is aerobic, rod-shaped, and motile by a single flagellum, and is capable of producing ammonia from organic nitrogen compounds. The genus Curtobacterium is commonly found in agricultural soils and the phyllosphere of various crop plants.

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.

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