Red-billed Duck vs scurvy-grass

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Cochlearia officinalis

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while scurvy-grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	scurvy-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Anatidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Anas	Cochlearia
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Cochlearia officinalis

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

scurvy-grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	scurvy-grass
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).

scurvy-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway