Species profile—Biziura lobata (musk duck)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) → Biziura lobata (musk duck)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans)
- Scientific name
- Biziura lobata (Shaw, 1796)
- Common name
- musk duck
- WildNet taxon ID
- 2001
- Alternate name(s)
- must duck
mould goose - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Terrestrial
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=2001.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
