Red-billed Duck vs Scuttle fly

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Anatidae	Phoridae
Genus	Anas	Megaselia
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-billed Duck and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Scuttle fly
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).

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom