Tiny feather-winged beetle vs White-cheeked Pintail

Ptenidium pusillum compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tiny feather-winged beetle	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Ptiliidae	Anatidae
Genus	Ptenidium	Anas
Species	Ptenidium pusillum	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Tiny feather-winged beetle and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Tiny feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tiny feather-winged beetle	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tiny feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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