Gray-cowled Wood-Rail vs Needle Rust

Aramides cajanea compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

• Gray-cowled Wood-Rail is Least Concern while Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail	Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Rallidae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Aramides	Chrysomyxa
Species	Aramides cajanea	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

LC — Least Concern

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail	Needle Rust
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.

Needle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway