Taxon Profile: Anas platyrhynchos

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
974
Common Name
Mallard
Authority
Linnaeus,1758
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
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Has been introduced into the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Anas

Profile

Source of taxon data
CAVS
Latest Taxonomic scrutiny
CAVS 8.1 on 3-Jun-1994
Comments
CAVS 8.1 update:03-JUN-94