fuligule nyroca vs petit fuligule

Aythya nyroca compared with Aythya affinis

Key Differences

• fuligule nyroca is Not Evaluated while petit fuligule is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fuligule nyroca	petit fuligule
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Aythya	Aythya
Species	Aythya nyroca	Aythya affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

fuligule nyroca and petit fuligule share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aythya.

Conservation Status

fuligule nyroca

NE — Not Evaluated

petit fuligule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fuligule nyroca	petit fuligule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fuligule nyroca

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).

petit fuligule

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).

fuligule nyroca

Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

petit fuligule

Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan