Red-billed Duck vs Violet-winged Mining Bee

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Andrena agilissima

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while Violet-winged Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Violet-winged Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Anatidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Anas	Andrena
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Andrena agilissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-billed Duck and Violet-winged Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Violet-winged Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Violet-winged Mining Bee
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).

Violet-winged Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium