Mallard vs Peregrine falcon
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Mallard in Anseriformes, Peregrine falcon in Falconiformes.
Photo: Calibas (edit by Aqwis ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Georges Lignier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a mallard and a peregrine falcon?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Mallard in Anseriformes, Peregrine falcon in Falconiformes.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- They have been recorded in 172 of the same countries (the mallard in 179 in total, the peregrine falcon in 229). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Mallard | Peregrine falcon | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Anas platyrhynchos | Falco peregrinus |
| Family | Anatidae | Falconidae |
| Order | Anseriformes | Falconiformes |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | worm, insect, beetle, Anisoptera, caddisfly, arthropod and 4 more | pigeon, gull, duck, passerines |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 179 | 229 |
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