Mallard vs Yellow-billed Duck

Anas platyrhynchos compared with Anas undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mallard Yellow-billed Duck
Kingdom same Animalia (동물) Animalia (동물)
Phylum same Chordata (척삭동물) Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same Aves (새) Aves (새)
Order same Anseriformes (기러기목) Anseriformes (기러기목)
Family same Anatidae Anatidae
Genus same Anas Anas
Species Anas platyrhynchos Anas undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Mallard and Yellow-billed Duck share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anas.

Conservation Status

Mallard

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mallard Yellow-billed Duck
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).

Yellow-billed Duck

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mallard

청둥오리(Anas platyrhynchos)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심종(LC)으로 분류된다. 분포 범위 전체에 걸쳐 널리 서식하며 개체군이 안정적이고 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없다.

Yellow-billed Duck

노랑부리오리(Anas undulata)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 관심 필요(LC)로 분류됩니다. 서식 범위 전반에 걸쳐 널리 분포하며 개체수가 안정적이고 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없습니다.

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