Lesser Germanderwort vs Red-billed Duck

Riccardia incurvata compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Germanderwort	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Aneuraceae	Anatidae
Genus	Riccardia	Anas
Species	Riccardia incurvata	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Germanderwort	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway