Mallard vs Peale s Dolphin

Anas platyrhynchos compared with Lagenorhynchus australis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mallard	Peale s Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Anatidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Anas	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Anas platyrhynchos	Lagenorhynchus australis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mallard and Peale s Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mallard

LC — Least Concern

Peale s Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mallard	Peale s Dolphin
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).

Peale s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.