African Black Duck vs marsh-elder

Anas sparsa compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• African Black Duck is Least Concern while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Black Duck	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Anatidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anas	Iva
Species	Anas sparsa	Iva annua

Conservation Status

African Black Duck

LC — Least Concern

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Black Duck	marsh-elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Black Duck

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

marsh-elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

African Black Duck

The African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) is a species in the genus Anas. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments, found across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France