Lesser Featherwort vs White-cheeked Pintail

Plagiochila porelloides compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Lesser Featherwort is Critically Endangered while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Featherwort	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Plagiochilaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Plagiochila	Anas
Species	Plagiochila porelloides	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Lesser Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Featherwort	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Featherwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden