Chestnut-headed Crake vs Gall midge

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Key Differences

• Chestnut-headed Crake is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Rallidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Contarinia
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Contarinia pyrivora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway