African Black Duck vs Orange Tooth

Anas sparsa compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• African Black Duck is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Black Duck	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Anatidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Anas	Hydnellum
Species	Anas sparsa	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

African Black Duck

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Black Duck	Orange Tooth
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.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

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 🇳🇴 Norway