Veränderliche Herbsteule vs Zimtdommel

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Key Differences

• Veränderliche Herbsteule is Near Threatened while Zimtdommel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Veränderliche Herbsteule	Zimtdommel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Noctuidae	Ardeidae
Genus	Agrochola	Ixobrychus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Veränderliche Herbsteule and Zimtdommel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Veränderliche Herbsteule

NT — Near Threatened

Zimtdommel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Veränderliche Herbsteule	Zimtdommel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Veränderliche Herbsteule

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Zimtdommel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Veränderliche Herbsteule

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Zimtdommel

The cinnamon bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) is a small heron in the family Ardeidae, widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia, from Pakistan and India east through Southeast Asia to China, Japan, and the Philippines, south through Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It inhabits wetlands including rice paddies, reedbeds, marshy grasslands, and the margins of ponds and rivers, where it stalks prey in dense emergent vegetation. The plumage is entirely cinnamon-brown in males, while females are more streaked. Like other small bitterns, it has a cryptic freezing posture—stretching its neck vertically to blend with reeds—when alarmed. The cinnamon bittern is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, with a widespread and abundant Asian distribution. It is entirely absent from Europe; database records citing Norway are data artifacts. This species is highly tolerant of rice cultivation and degraded wetlands, making it one of the more adaptable Asian herons. However, wetland loss from drainage and intensification of rice agriculture across South and Southeast Asia poses long-term threats to wetland species broadly. The cinnamon bittern is a shy and secretive bird that is more often heard—giving a deep, booming call—than seen in its dense wetland habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway