spoonarm octopus vs White-cheeked Pintail

Bathypolypus bairdii compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	spoonarm octopus	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Octopoda (Octopuses)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Bathypolypodidae	Anatidae
Genus	Bathypolypus	Anas
Species	Bathypolypus bairdii	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

spoonarm octopus and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

spoonarm octopus

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	spoonarm octopus	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

spoonarm octopus

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden