Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Heteranthera dubia compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Yellow-billed 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 georgica

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Yellow-billed 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.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.