Gray-cowled Wood-Rail vs Lined Hooktail

Aramides cajanea compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Rallidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Aramides	Paragomphus
Species	Aramides cajanea	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail and Lined Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

LC — Least Concern

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail	Lined Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.