Африканская савка vs Американская савка

Oxyura maccoa compared with Oxyura jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Африканская савка is Endangered while Американская савка is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Африканская савка	Американская савка
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Aves (птицы)	Aves (птицы)
Order same	Anseriformes (гусеобразные)	Anseriformes (гусеобразные)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Oxyura	Oxyura
Species	Oxyura maccoa	Oxyura jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Африканская савка and Американская савка share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxyura.

Conservation Status

Африканская савка

EN — Endangered

Американская савка

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Африканская савка	Американская савка
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Африканская савка

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Американская савка

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Tunisia), Asia (Azerbaijan, Israel, Turkey), Europe (19 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Американская савка

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 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 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom