sun shell vs White-cheeked Pintail

Astraea heliotropium compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	sun shell	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Mollusca (động vật thân mềm)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Gastropoda (Lớp Chân bụng)	Aves (chim)
Order	Trochida (Trochida)	Anseriformes (bộ Ngỗng)
Family	Turbinidae	Anatidae
Genus	Astraea	Anas
Species	Astraea heliotropium	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

sun shell and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	sun shell	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) 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.