Ferruginous Duck vs White-eyed Duck

Aythya nyroca compared with Aythya australis

Key Differences

• Ferruginous Duck is Not Evaluated while White-eyed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferruginous Duck	White-eyed Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Aythya	Aythya
Species	Aythya nyroca	Aythya australis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ferruginous Duck and White-eyed Duck share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aythya.

Conservation Status

Ferruginous Duck

NE — Not Evaluated

White-eyed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferruginous Duck	White-eyed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferruginous Duck

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).

White-eyed Duck

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Ferruginous Duck

Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom