African Crake vs Corn Crake

Crex egregia compared with Crex crex

Key Differences

• African Crake is Least Concern while Corn Crake is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Crake	Corn Crake
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Gruiformes (Turnamsılar)	Gruiformes (Turnamsılar)
Family same	Rallidae	Rallidae
Genus same	Crex	Crex
Species	Crex egregia	Crex crex

Evolutionary Relationship

African Crake and Corn Crake share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crex.

Conservation Status

African Crake

LC — Least Concern

Corn Crake

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Crake	Corn Crake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Crake

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Corn Crake

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 8 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

African Crake

The African Crake (Crex egregia) is a species in the genus Crex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments, found across Norway.

Corn Crake

Corn Crake (Crex crex) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway