Mallard vs Pale fox

Anas platyrhynchos compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mallard	Pale fox
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)	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)
Family	Anatidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Anas	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Anas platyrhynchos	Vulpes pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

Mallard and Pale fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (động vật có dây sống)

Conservation Status

Mallard

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mallard	Pale fox
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).

Pale fox

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.