Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
(Mallard)

Interactions where Anas platyrhynchos is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
renal vein renal vein is endoparasitised by fluke Dendritobilharzia pulverulenta a fluke The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Dendritobilharzia pulverulenta/Dendritobilharzia pulverulentaa flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Anas platyrhynchos/Anas platyrhynchosmallardrenal vein fluke endoparasitises renal vein
small intestine small intestine is endoparasitised by fluke UK/Ireland Cotylurus cornutus a fluke Diplostomida: Strigeidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Strigeidae/Cotylurus cornutus/Cotylurus cornutusa flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Anas platyrhynchos/Anas platyrhynchosmallardsmall intestine fluke endoparasitises small intestine

Author & YearTitleSource
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.

Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Anas platyrhynchos domesticus
Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck
Subspecies 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
GenusAnas (ducks)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)

Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 109 images of Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
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