Spotted Sandpiper vs white evening-primrose

Actitis macularius compared with Oenothera speciosa

Key Differences

• Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern while white evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	white evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Scolopacidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Actitis	Oenothera
Species	Actitis macularius	Oenothera speciosa

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

white evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	white evening-primrose
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).

white evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden