Spotted Sandpiper vs Yellowback stingaree

Actitis macularius compared with Urolophus sufflavus

Key Differences

• Spotted Sandpiper is Least Concern while Yellowback stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spotted Sandpiper	Yellowback stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Charadriiformes (Yağmur kuşları)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Scolopacidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Actitis	Urolophus
Species	Actitis macularius	Urolophus sufflavus

Evolutionary Relationship

Spotted Sandpiper and Yellowback stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Yellowback stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spotted Sandpiper	Yellowback stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spotted Sandpiper

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, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Yellowback stingaree

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 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.