Emperor penguin vs Mallard
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Emperor penguin in Sphenisciformes, Mallard in Anseriformes.
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What is the difference between a emperor penguin 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: Emperor penguin in Sphenisciformes, Mallard in Anseriformes.
- The emperor penguin is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the mallard is Least Concern.
- They have been recorded in 13 of the same countries (the emperor penguin in 17 in total, the mallard in 179). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Emperor penguin | Mallard | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Aptenodytes forsteri | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Family | Spheniscidae | Anatidae |
| Order | Sphenisciformes | Anseriformes |
| Weight | Not recorded | 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 | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 17 | 179 |
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