forked veilwort vs White-cheeked Pintail

Metzgeria furcata compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	forked veilwort	White-cheeked Pintail
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 bahamensis

Conservation Status

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	forked veilwort	White-cheeked Pintail
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.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) 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.