Atlantic puffin vs Mallard
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Atlantic puffin in Charadriiformes, Mallard in Anseriformes.
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What is the difference between a Atlantic puffin and a mallard?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Atlantic puffin in Charadriiformes, Mallard in Anseriformes.
- The Atlantic puffin is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; the mallard is Least Concern.
- They have been recorded in 31 of the same countries (the Atlantic puffin in 34 in total, the mallard in 179). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Atlantic puffin | Mallard | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Fratercula arctica | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Family | Alcidae | Anatidae |
| Order | Charadriiformes | Anseriformes |
| Weight | 376 g | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | worm, insect, beetle, Anisoptera, caddisfly, arthropod and 4 more |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 34 | 179 |
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