Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
(Mallard)

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Subspecies 29 images 1 ident. refs
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Subspecies 79 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
GenusAnas (ducks)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) :
1: Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
5 Apr 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Female - perched on wooden rail - lateral view - white background

Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
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