marreco vs pato-colhereiro

Spatula querquedula compared with Spatula clypeata

Key Differences

• marreco is Endangered while pato-colhereiro is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marreco	pato-colhereiro
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Spatula	Spatula
Species	Spatula querquedula	Spatula clypeata

Evolutionary Relationship

marreco and pato-colhereiro share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Spatula.

Conservation Status

marreco

EN — Endangered

pato-colhereiro

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marreco	pato-colhereiro
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marreco

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

pato-colhereiro

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

marreco

A marreca-garganey (Spatula querquedula) está classificada como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Com alto risco de extinção em estado selvagem, com significativo declínio populacional e ameaças contínuas à sua sobrevivência.

pato-colhereiro

O pato-colhereiro-do-norte (Spatula clypeata) esta classificado como Quase Ameacado (NT) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Esta proximo de se qualificar como ameacado, com populacoes que podem se tornar vulneraveis sem acoes de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States