Stockente vs Sunda-Weißkehlente

Anas platyrhynchos compared with Anas gibberifrons

Key Differences

• Stockente is Least Concern while Sunda-Weißkehlente is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Stockente	Sunda-Weißkehlente
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Aves (Vögel)	Aves (Vögel)
Order same	Anseriformes (Gänsevögel)	Anseriformes (Gänsevögel)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Anas	Anas
Species	Anas platyrhynchos	Anas gibberifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Stockente and Sunda-Weißkehlente share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anas.

Conservation Status

Stockente

LC — Least Concern

Sunda-Weißkehlente

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Stockente	Sunda-Weißkehlente
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Stockente

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).

Sunda-Weißkehlente

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Stockente

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway