Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs White-cheeked Pintail

Heteranthera dubia compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Heteranthera	Anas
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.