African Black Duck vs Violet Dropwing

Anas sparsa compared with Trithemis annulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Black Duck	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Anatidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Anas	Trithemis
Species	Anas sparsa	Trithemis annulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Black Duck

LC — Least Concern

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Black Duck	Violet Dropwing
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.

Violet Dropwing

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.