Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Chrysomyxa ledicola compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust is Not Evaluated while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust	Yellow-billed Pintail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Coleosporiaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Chrysomyxa	Anas
Species	Chrysomyxa ledicola	Anas georgica

Conservation Status

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust	Yellow-billed Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway