Devil's backbone vs Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Kalanchoe daigremontiana compared with Aramides cajanea

Key Differences

• Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated while Gray-cowled Wood-Rail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's backbone	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Crassulaceae	Rallidae
Genus	Kalanchoe	Aramides
Species	Kalanchoe daigremontiana	Aramides cajanea

Conservation Status

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's backbone	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajanea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela