Red-billed Duck vs Root Rot

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Anatidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Anas	Heterobasidion
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Root Rot
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).

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.