pato-de-laysan vs Tarça

Anas laysanensis compared with Udea azorensis

Key Differences

• pato-de-laysan is Critically Endangered while Tarça is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pato-de-laysan	Tarça
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Aves (ave)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Anatidae	Crambidae
Genus	Anas	Udea
Species	Anas laysanensis	Udea azorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

pato-de-laysan and Tarça share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

pato-de-laysan

CR — Critically Endangered

Tarça

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pato-de-laysan	Tarça
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pato-de-laysan

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.

Tarça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

pato-de-laysan

O Pato-de-Laysan (Anas laysanensis) está classificado como Criticamente Ameaçado (CR) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Enfrenta um risco extremamente alto de extinção na natureza devido ao grave declínio populacional e à perda de habitat.