Dover Shade vs Laysanstockente

Cnephasia genitalana compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

• Dover Shade is Least Concern while Laysanstockente is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dover Shade	Laysanstockente
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Anseriformes (Gänsevögel)
Family	Tortricidae	Anatidae
Genus	Cnephasia	Anas
Species	Cnephasia genitalana	Anas laysanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dover Shade and Laysanstockente share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Laysanstockente

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dover Shade	Laysanstockente
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dover Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Laysanstockente

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Laysanstockente

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway