Red-billed Duck vs Red melastome

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Anatidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Anas	Melastoma
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Red melastome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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 melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.