Canard du Cap vs Canard à bec jaune

Anas capensis compared with Anas undulata

Key Differences

• Canard du Cap is Not Evaluated while Canard à bec jaune is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canard du Cap	Canard à bec jaune
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Anas	Anas
Species	Anas capensis	Anas undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Canard du Cap and Canard à bec jaune share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anas.

Conservation Status

Canard du Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Canard à bec jaune

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canard du Cap	Canard à bec jaune
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canard du Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Canard à bec jaune

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Canard du Cap

Cape Teal (Anas capensis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Canard à bec jaune

Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata) 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom