Mallard vs Napo Spiny-rat

Anas platyrhynchos compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mallard	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Anatidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Anas	Proechimys
Species	Anas platyrhynchos	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mallard and Napo Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mallard

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mallard	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mallard

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bhutan, Nepal), Europe (7 countries), North America (Barbados, El Salvador, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mallard

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador