Spotted Sandpiper vs Thin Asphodeline

Actitis macularius compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Scolopacidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Actitis	Asphodeline
Species	Actitis macularius	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	Thin Asphodeline
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Thin Asphodeline

Habitat

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

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 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.