Plain Dark-bee vs White-cheeked Pintail

Stelis phaeoptera compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Plain Dark-bee is Extinct while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plain Dark-bee	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Megachilidae	Anatidae
Genus	Stelis	Anas
Species	Stelis phaeoptera	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Plain Dark-bee and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plain Dark-bee	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden