Note:

Il Germano reale è forse la più rappresentativa fra i generi che compongono la grande famiglia delle anitre

Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animalia - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Branch: Deuterostomia - Grobben, 1908
Infrakingdom: Chordonia - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Phylum: Chordata - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
Subphylum: Vertebrata - Cuvier, 1812
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
Superclass: Tetrapoda - Goodrich, 1930
Class: Aves - Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass: Avialae - Gauthier, 1986
Infraclass: Aves - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Cohort: Neognathae - Pycraft, 1900
Superorder: Galloanserimorphae - Sibley et al., 1988
Order: Anseriformes - Wagler, 1831
Suborder: Anseres - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Wagler, 1831
Infraorder: Anserides
Superfamily: Anatoidea - Vigors, 1825
Family: Anatidae - Vigors, 1825
Subfamily: Anatinae
Tribe: Anatini
Genus: Anas - C. Linnaeus, 1758
Specific name: platyrhynchos - Linnaeus 1758
Scientific name: - Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus 1758