Spotted Sandpiper vs water-apple

Actitis macularius compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Scolopacidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Actitis	Syzygium
Species	Actitis macularius	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	water-apple
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).

water-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.

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.