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This all depends on what kind of duck you are talking about. The most common duck you will see in and around ponds would be mallards. The scientific classification name for a mallard would be Anas platyrhincos. The full classification for ducks is shown below:
Kingdom: Animalia (Ducks are animals)
Phylum: Chordata (Ducks have spinal cords)
Class: Aves (Ducks are birds)
Order: Anseriformes (Ducks are waterfowl)
Family: Anatidae (Ducks are in the same family with swans and geese)
Subfamily: Anatidae (Finally, this animal is a duck)
The next part would depend on what breed of duck you are talking about. Here is the classification for a mallard:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Anatidae
Genus: Anas ( Mallards are dabbling ducks)
Species: Platyrhincos (This duck is a mallard)
In comparison, a classification table for a red-breasted merganser would look like this:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Anatidae
Genus: Mergus (This duck is a merganser)
Species: Mergus Serrator (This duck is a red-breasted merganser)
What else can I help you with?
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the bird Pekin duck?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Anas platyrhynchos.
What is the scientific name for the duck bill dinosaur?
Hadrosaurids or duck-billed dinosaurs are members of the family Hadrosauridae, and include ornithopods such as Edmontosaurus and Parasaurolophus.
What is the scientific name of bombil?
Bombay Duck (Harpadon nehereus)
Scientific name of duck and bird puppy?
The scientific name for a duck is Anas platyrhynchos. There is no animal known as a "bird puppy"; it may be a colloquial or fictional term.
Scientific names of duck?
DUCKDomain: EukaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataSubphylum: VertebrataClass: AvesOrder: AnseriformesFamily: AnatidaeThere is no exact Binomial nomenclature for duck, since there are many species of ducks.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the bird Pekin duck?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Anas platyrhynchos.
What is the scientific name for duck weed?
The scientific name for duckweed is Lemnaceae.
What is the scientific name for the duck bill dinosaur?
Hadrosaurids or duck-billed dinosaurs are members of the family Hadrosauridae, and include ornithopods such as Edmontosaurus and Parasaurolophus.
What is the scientific name of bombil?
Bombay Duck (Harpadon nehereus)
Scientific name of duck and bird puppy?
The scientific name for a duck is Anas platyrhynchos. There is no animal known as a "bird puppy"; it may be a colloquial or fictional term.
Scientific names of duck?
DUCKDomain: EukaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataSubphylum: VertebrataClass: AvesOrder: AnseriformesFamily: AnatidaeThere is no exact Binomial nomenclature for duck, since there are many species of ducks.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the bird Mallard duck?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Anas platyrhynchos.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the bird Redhead duck?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Aythya americana.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the bird Long-tailed duck?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Clangula hyemalis.
What is the duck billed platypus's real name?
The real name for the "duck billed platypus" is just platypus. The "duck billed" part of its name is a nickname which gives a false impression that its bill is like a duck's bill.Its scientific name is Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
What is a ducks scientific name?
puncho flad
What is the scientific name of the male tufted duck?
It is Aythya fuligula, the same as the female's
