Chestnut-headed Crake vs Mountain Argus

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rallidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Aricia
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Mountain Argus
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.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

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.