Cerceta castaña vs Cerceta americana

Anas castanea compared with Anas carolinensis

Key Differences

• Cerceta castaña is Least Concern while Cerceta americana is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerceta castaña	Cerceta americana
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	Anas	Anas
Species	Anas castanea	Anas carolinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerceta castaña and Cerceta americana share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anas.

Conservation Status

Cerceta castaña

LC — Least Concern

Cerceta americana

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerceta castaña	Cerceta americana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerceta castaña

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Cerceta americana

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cerceta castaña

El pato castaño (Anas castanea) está clasificado como de Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Especie ampliamente distribuida y abundante, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones inmediatas de conservación.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden