Red-billed Duck vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Anatidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anas	Centaurea
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Thin-leaved Centaury
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).

Thin-leaved Centaury

Habitat

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

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.