Red-billed Duck vs White Star Apple

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Anatidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Anas	Gambeya
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	White Star Apple
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).

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. 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.