silverleaf desmodium vs White-cheeked Pintail

Desmodium uncinatum compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	silverleaf desmodium	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Desmodium	Anas
Species	Desmodium uncinatum	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	silverleaf desmodium	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia