Gray-cowled Wood-Rail vs Round ray

Aramides cajanea compared with Irolita waitii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail	Round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Rallidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Aramides	Irolita
Species	Aramides cajanea	Irolita waitii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail and Round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

LC — Least Concern

Round ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-cowled Wood-Rail	Round ray
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.

Round ray

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.