Seaside barley vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Hordeum marinum compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• Seaside barley is Extinct while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Seaside barley	Yellow-billed 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 georgica

Conservation Status

Seaside barley

EX — Extinct

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Seaside barley	Yellow-billed 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).

Yellow-billed Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway