Forest Raven vs House Crow

Corvus tasmanicus compared with Corvus splendens

Key Differences

• Forest Raven is Least Concern while House Crow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Raven	House Crow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus same	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Corvus tasmanicus	Corvus splendens

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Raven and House Crow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Corvus. (Crows & Ravens)

Conservation Status

Forest Raven

LC — Least Concern

House Crow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Raven	House Crow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Raven

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

House Crow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (10 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

House Crow

House Crow (Corvus splendens) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway