Chestnut-headed Crake vs Western yellowjacket

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Vespula pensylvanica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	Western yellowjacket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Rallidae	Vespidae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Vespula
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Vespula pensylvanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Western yellowjacket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	Western yellowjacket
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.

Western yellowjacket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.