Chestnut-headed Crake vs Eastern Forktail

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Ischnura verticalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Eastern Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Rallidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Ischnura
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Ischnura verticalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-headed Crake and Eastern Forktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Eastern Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-headed Crake

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Chestnut-headed Crake

The Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a species in the genus Anurolimnas. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.