Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Anseriformes > Family Anatidae > Genus Anser

Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Anas Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

AnserBrisson, 1760accepted genus name

Species group names

Anas anser Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: pata e egër; pata e vendit; pata kullashe sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Bokmål (Norwegian): grågås sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Bulgarian: Сива гъска sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Danish: grågås sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: grauwe gans sources: Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp.
 English: greylag goose sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: Greylag Goose sources: Charles Hussey
 Gaelic: gé ghlas sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Galician: Gé ghlas
 German: Graugans; Wildgans sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Σταχτόχηνα sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Irish: Gé ghlas sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 Israel (Hebrew): אווז אפור sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Italian: oca selvatica sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: pilkoji žąsis sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: grågås sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: grågås sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 123
 Norwegian Nynorsk: grågås sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 123
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): grågås sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: gęgawa; gęś gęgawa sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Romanian: gâsca de vară; gâscă de vară sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Russian: серый гусь sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Scottish: gé ghlas sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: siva gos sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: ánsar común sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: grågås sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: boz kaz sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Гуска сіра sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Welsh: gwydd wyllt

Literature

basis of record

BODC (2009). Species list from the British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (580 nucleotides; 230 proteins)
Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (266 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:416682

Drs Cees Roselaar. Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=96479

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:416682
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:96479

Last modified

2011-04-08 by Drs Cees Roselaar & by Peter Adriaens

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