Red-billed Duck vs wall scalewort

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Anatidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Anas	Porella
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	wall scalewort
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).

wall scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway