African Black Duck vs European water vole

Anas sparsa compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• African Black Duck is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Black Duck	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Aves (chim)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Anseriformes (bộ Ngỗng)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Anatidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Anas	Arvicola
Species	Anas sparsa	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

African Black Duck and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (động vật có dây sống)

Conservation Status

African Black Duck

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Black Duck	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Black Duck

Habitat

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

Range

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

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

African Black Duck

The African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) is a species in the genus Anas. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments, found across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway