wall scalewort vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Porella platyphylla compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• wall scalewort is Least Concern while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	wall scalewort	Yellow-billed Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Porellales (Porellales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Porellaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Porella	Anas
Species	Porella platyphylla	Anas georgica

Conservation Status

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	wall scalewort	Yellow-billed Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

wall scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway