African Black Duck vs Waved Silk-moss

Anas sparsa compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Black Duck	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Anatidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Anas	Plagiothecium
Species	Anas sparsa	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

African Black Duck

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Black Duck	Waved Silk-moss
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.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, 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 🇳🇴 Norway