Peking cotoneaster vs Red-billed Duck

Cotoneaster acutifolius compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Key Differences

• Peking cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Red-billed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peking cotoneaster	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Anatidae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Anas
Species	Cotoneaster acutifolius	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Peking cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peking cotoneaster	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peking cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Germany, Norway, and United States.

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:

🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway