Chestnut-headed Crake vs Mexican vole

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rallidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Microtus
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-headed Crake and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Mexican vole
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.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.