Light Bossé vs Red-billed Duck

Leplaea cedrata compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Key Differences

• Light Bossé is Vulnerable while Red-billed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Bossé	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Meliaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Leplaea	Anas
Species	Leplaea cedrata	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Light Bossé

VU — Vulnerable

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Bossé	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Bossé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.