Keeled wormseed vs White-cheeked Pintail

Dysphania carinata compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keeled wormseed	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Dysphania	Anas
Species	Dysphania carinata	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keeled wormseed	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇸🇪 Sweden