lizard crystalwort vs Red-billed Duck

Riccia bifurca compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Key Differences

• lizard crystalwort is Endangered while Red-billed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lizard crystalwort	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Ricciaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Riccia	Anas
Species	Riccia bifurca	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lizard crystalwort	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lizard crystalwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway