Red-billed Duck vs Tropical nutrush

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Scleria microcarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Tropical nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Anatidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anas	Scleria
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Scleria microcarpa

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Tropical nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Tropical nutrush
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).

Tropical nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.