Red-billed Duck vs Spruce Tooth

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Anatidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Anas	Phellodon
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Spruce Tooth
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).

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway