White-cheeked Pintail vs Yabby

Anas bahamensis compared with Cherax destructor

Key Differences

• White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern while Yabby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	White-cheeked Pintail	Yabby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Anatidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Anas	Cherax
Species	Anas bahamensis	Cherax destructor

Evolutionary Relationship

White-cheeked Pintail and Yabby share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Yabby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	White-cheeked Pintail	Yabby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Yabby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Mexico). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway