forked veilwort vs Laysan Duck

Metzgeria furcata compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

• forked veilwort is Least Concern while Laysan Duck is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	forked veilwort	Laysan Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Metzgeriaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Metzgeria	Anas
Species	Metzgeria furcata	Anas laysanensis

Conservation Status

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Laysan Duck

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	forked veilwort	Laysan Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

forked veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Laysan Duck

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Laysan Duck

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.