Chestnut-headed Crake vs Intermediate Spikerush

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Eleocharis intermedia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Intermediate Spikerush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Rallidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Eleocharis
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Eleocharis intermedia

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Intermediate Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Intermediate Spikerush
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.

Intermediate Spikerush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.