Red-billed Duck vs Welsh polypody

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Anatidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Anas	Polypodium
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Welsh polypody
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).

Welsh polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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