Mallard vs Wandering albatross
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Mallard in Anseriformes, Wandering albatross in Procellariiformes.
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What is the difference between a mallard and a wandering albatross?
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, Wandering albatross in Procellariiformes.
- The mallard is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the wandering albatross is Vulnerable.
- They have been recorded in 25 of the same countries (the mallard in 179 in total, the wandering albatross in 33). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Mallard | Wandering albatross | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Anas platyrhynchos | Diomedea exulans |
| Family | Anatidae | Diomedeidae |
| Order | Anseriformes | Procellariiformes |
| Weight | Not recorded | 7.27 kg – 9.11 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | worm, insect, beetle, Anisoptera, caddisfly, arthropod and 4 more | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Countries recorded | 179 | 33 |
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