Delicate Horsetail vs Red-billed Duck

Equisetum scirpoides compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Horsetail	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Equisetales (Equisetales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Equisetaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Equisetum	Anas
Species	Equisetum scirpoides	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Horsetail	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway