Northern Raphia vs Red-billed Duck

Raphia sudanica compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Key Differences

• Northern Raphia is Near Threatened while Red-billed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Raphia	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Arecaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Raphia	Anas
Species	Raphia sudanica	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Raphia	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.