Intro | Search taxa | Taxon tree | Search literature | Taxon match | Homonyms | Statistics | Webservice | Manual | FAQ | LifeWatch | Download | Log in

IRMNG taxon details

Anas Linnaeus, 1758

1105530 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1105530)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Aves (Class)
  7. Anseriformes (Order)
  8. Anatidae (Family)
  9. Anas (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Anatidae Vigors, 1825
Anus Gmelin, 1774 · unaccepted
Aras Brehm, 1831 · unaccepted
Rhinaspis Bonaparte, 1832 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Rhynchaspis Stephens in Shaw, 1824 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Spatula Boie, 1822 · unaccepted

Ordering

  • Alphabetically
  • By status

Children Display

  1. Species Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Anas americana Gmelin, 1789
  3. Species Anas angustirostris
  4. Species Anas aucklandica (Gray, 1844)
  5. Species Anas bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758
  6. Species Anas bernieri (Hartlaub, 1860)
  7. Species Anas capensis Gmelin, 1789
  8. Species Anas carolinensis Gmelin, 1789
  9. Species Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838)
  10. Species Anas chlorotis Gray, 1845
  11. Species Anas clypeata Linnaeus, 1758
  12. Species Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758
  13. Species Anas cyanoptera Vieillot, 1816
  14. Species Anas cygnus
  15. Species Anas diazi
  16. Species Anas discors Linnaeus, 1766
  17. Species Anas drygalskii Reichenow, 1904
  18. Species Anas eatoni (Sharpe, 1875)
  19. Species Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin, 1789
  20. Species Anas falcata Georgi, 1775
  21. Species Anas flavirostris Vieillot, 1816
  22. Species Anas formosa Georgi, 1775
  23. Species Anas fulvigula Ridgway, 1874
  24. Species Anas georgica Gmelin, 1789
  25. Species Anas gibberifrons Muller, 1842
  26. Species Anas gracilis Buller, 1869
  27. Species Anas hottentota Eyton, 1838
  28. Species Anas laysanensis Rothschild, 1892
  29. Species Anas leucophrys
  30. Species Anas luzonica Fraser, 1839
  31. Species Anas marecula Olson & Jouventin, 1996
  32. Species Anas melleri Sclater, 1865
  33. Species Anas nesiotis Fleming, 1935
  34. Species Anas oustaleti Salvadori, 1894
  35. Species Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758
  36. Species Anas platalea Vieillot, 1816
  37. Species Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
  38. Species Anas poecilorhyncha Forster, 1781
  39. Species Anas puna Tschudi, 1844
  40. Species Anas querquedula Linnaeus, 1758
  41. Species Anas rhynchotis Latham, 1801
  42. Species Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902
  43. Species Anas sibilatrix Poeppig, 1829
  44. Species Anas smithii (Hartert, 1891)
  45. Species Anas sparsa Eyton, 1838
  46. Species Anas specularioides King, 1828
  47. Species Anas specularis King, 1828
  48. Species Anas strepera Linnaeus, 1758
  49. Species Anas superciliosa Gmelin, 1789
  50. Species Anas superciliosus
  51. Species Anas undulata Dubois, 1839
  52. Species Anas versicolor Vieillot, 1816
  53. Species Anas waigiuensis
  54. Species Anas waigivensis
  55. Species Anas wyvilliana Sclater, 1878
  56. Species Anas arcuata Horsfield, 1824 accepted as Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsfield, 1824)
  57. Species Anas atrata Latham, 1790 accepted as Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
  58. Species Anas canadensis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  59. Species Anas carunculata Vieillot, 1816 accepted as Biziura lobata (Shaw, 1796)
  60. Species Anas coromandeliana Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Nettapus coromandelianus (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
  61. Species Anas erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin, 1789
  62. Species Anas fasciata Shaw, 1805 accepted as Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1802)
  63. Species Anas jubata Latham, 1802 accepted as Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801)
  64. Species Anas kasarkoides Lafresnaye, 1835 accepted as Tadorna tadornoides Jardine & Selby, 1828
  65. Species Anas lobata Shaw, 1796 accepted as Biziura lobata (Shaw, 1796)
  66. Species Anas malacorhyncha Schlegel, 1866 accepted as Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1802)
  67. Species Anas melanoleuca Latham, 1802 accepted as Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1798)
  68. Species Anas membranacea Latham, 1802 accepted as Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Latham, 1802)
  69. Species Anas naevosa Gould, 1841 accepted as Stictonetta naevosa (Gould, 1841)
  70. Species Anas olor Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Cygnus olor (Gmelin, 1789)
  71. Species Anas plutonia Shaw, 1792 accepted as Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
  72. Species Anas poecilorhynca Forster, 1781 accepted as Anas poecilorhyncha Forster, 1781
  73. Species Anas punctata Gould, 1845 accepted as Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838)
  74. Species Anas punctata Temminck in Finsch, 1865 accepted as Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866
  75. Species Anas punctata Cuvier in Lesson, 1831 accepted as Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838)
  76. Species Anas radjah Lesson, 1828 accepted as Tadorna radjah (Lesson, 1828)
  77. Species Anas semipalmata Latham, 1798 accepted as Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1798)
  78. Species Anas smithi (Hartert, 1891) accepted as Anas smithii (Hartert, 1891)
  79. Species Anas tadornoides Jardine & Selby, 1828 accepted as Tadorna tadornoides Jardine & Selby, 1828
  80. Species Anas variegata Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Tadorna variegata (Gmelin, 1789)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 122 [details] 
IRMNG (2025). Anas Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1105530 on 2026-07-04
Date
action
by
2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 122 [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Monroe Jr. & Sibley, 1993 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/Monroe Jr. & Sibley, 1993, PaleoDB [details] 

habitat flag source web search (AJR) [details] 

original description (of Anus Gmelin, 1774) Reise Russ., 2
page(s): 182 [details] 

original description (of Aras Brehm, 1831) Vögel Deutschl.
page(s): 820 [details] 

original description (of Spatula Boie, 1822) Isis (Oken), 1822
page(s): 564 [details] 

original description (of Anassus Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'universe et des corps organisés. Palermo: Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/106607
page(s): 72 [details] 

original description (of Rhynchaspis Stephens in Shaw, 1824) in Shaw, Gen. Zool. (Aves), 12 (2), 114 (also as Hynchaspis). [details] 

original description (of Rhinaspis Bonaparte, 1832) Isis, 1832, column 1186. [details] 
Unreviewed
Nomenclatural status available [details]
To WoRMS 
Website and databases developed and hosted by VLIZ · Page generated 2026-07-21 · contact: info@irmng.org
This service is powered by LifeWatch Belgium
Learn more»