Hortle's whipray vs Red-billed Duck

Pateobatis hortlei compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Key Differences

• Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened while Red-billed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hortle's whipray	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Aves (Birds)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Dasyatidae	Anatidae
Genus	Pateobatis	Anas
Species	Pateobatis hortlei	Anas erythrorhyncha

Evolutionary Relationship

Hortle's whipray and Red-billed Duck share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hortle's whipray	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hortle's whipray

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Red-billed Duck

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) 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.