Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (Stockholm) 1-823
Parent taxon: Anatidae according to T. H. Worthy and J. A. Grant-Mackie 2003
Sister taxa: Anatinae, Anserinae, Centrornis, Cereopsinae, Chenonetta, Chloephaga, Cnemiornis, Cygnopterus, Cygnus, Dendrochen, Dendrocheninae, Dendrocygna, Dendrocygninae, Eonessinae, Geochen, Hymenolaimus, Lophodytes, Mergus, Olar, Oxyurinae, Paracygnopterus, Sinanas, Tadorna, Tadorninae, Thambetochen
Subtaxa: Anas acuta, Anas americana, Anas chlorotis, Anas clypeata, Anas crecca, Anas discors, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas schneideri
Ecology: volant herbivore