Seaside barley vs White-cheeked Pintail

Hordeum marinum compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Seaside barley is Extinct while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Seaside barley	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Anatidae
Genus	Hordeum	Anas
Species	Hordeum marinum	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Seaside barley

EX — Extinct

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Seaside barley	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Seaside barley

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇪 Sweden