Nutmeg vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Myristica fragrans compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• Nutmeg is Data Deficient while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nutmeg	Yellow-billed Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Myristicaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Myristica	Anas
Species	Myristica fragrans	Anas georgica

Conservation Status

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nutmeg	Yellow-billed Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutmeg

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

Yellow-billed Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.