Porrón de Baer vs Pato boludo-menor

Aythya baeri compared with Aythya affinis

Key Differences

• Porrón de Baer is Critically Endangered while Pato boludo-menor is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Porrón de Baer	Pato boludo-menor
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Aythya	Aythya
Species	Aythya baeri	Aythya affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Porrón de Baer and Pato boludo-menor share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aythya.

Conservation Status

Porrón de Baer

CR — Critically Endangered

Pato boludo-menor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Porrón de Baer	Pato boludo-menor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Porrón de Baer

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pato boludo-menor

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Porrón de Baer

The Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri) is a species in the genus Aythya. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re.

Pato boludo-menor

La Porrón Menor (Aythya affinis) está clasificado como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Es una especie amplia y abundante en su área de distribución, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservación inmediatas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan