Green Junglefowl vs Red Junglefowl

Gallus varius compared with Gallus gallus

Key Differences

• Green Junglefowl is Least Concern while Red Junglefowl is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Junglefowl	Red Junglefowl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family same	Phasianidae	Phasianidae
Genus same	Gallus	Gallus
Species	Gallus varius	Gallus gallus

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Junglefowl and Red Junglefowl share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gallus.

Conservation Status

Green Junglefowl

LC — Least Concern

Red Junglefowl

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Junglefowl	Red Junglefowl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Junglefowl

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Red Junglefowl

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Bhutan, Indonesia, Nepal), Europe (8 countries), North America (Barbados, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Red Junglefowl

Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) 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