African Black Duck vs Salento Iris

Anas sparsa compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• African Black Duck is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Black Duck	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Anatidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Anas	Iris
Species	Anas sparsa	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

African Black Duck and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Black Duck

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Black Duck	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.