House Sparrow vs Plain-backed Sparrow

Passer domesticus compared with Passer flaveolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	House Sparrow	Plain-backed Sparrow
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	Passeridae	Passeridae
Genus same	Passer	Passer
Species	Passer domesticus	Passer flaveolus

Evolutionary Relationship

House Sparrow and Plain-backed Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Passer.

Conservation Status

House Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Plain-backed Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	House Sparrow	Plain-backed Sparrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

House Sparrow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (25 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (8 countries).

Plain-backed Sparrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

House Sparrow

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 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