Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Laysan Duck

Anarta myrtilli compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Laysan Duck is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Laysan Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Aves (นก)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Anseriformes (อันดับห่าน)
Family	Noctuidae	Anatidae
Genus	Anarta	Anas
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Anas laysanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Laysan Duck share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

ดู: Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Laysan Duck

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Laysan Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Laysan Duck

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.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Laysan Duck

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.