Red-billed Duck vs tormentil

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Anatidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anas	Potentilla
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	tormentil
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).

tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). 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