Amazonasente vs Heath Button

Amazonetta brasiliensis compared with Acleris hyemana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonasente	Heath Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Anseriformes (Gänsevögel)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Anatidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Amazonetta	Acleris
Species	Amazonetta brasiliensis	Acleris hyemana

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazonasente and Heath Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Amazonasente

LC — Least Concern

Heath Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonasente	Heath Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazonasente

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Heath Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Amazonasente

Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis) 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 🇳🇴 Norway