Red-billed Duck vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Anatidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Anas	Fissidens
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Tiny Fern-Moss
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).

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway