Chestnut-headed Crake vs pignut

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Rallidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Mesosphaerum
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	pignut
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.

pignut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.