Red-Fruited Pixie Cup vs White-cheeked Pintail

Cladonia pleurota compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup is Data Deficient while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Cladonia	Anas
Species	Cladonia pleurota	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

DD — Data Deficient

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) 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.