Common Pheasant vs Green Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus compared with Phasianus versicolor

Key Differences

Common Pheasant is Not Evaluated while Green Pheasant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Pheasant	Green Pheasant
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Galliformes (Tavuksular)	Galliformes (Tavuksular)
Family same	Phasianidae	Phasianidae
Genus same	Phasianus	Phasianus
Species	Phasianus colchicus	Phasianus versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Pheasant and Green Pheasant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phasianus.

Göster Genus: Phasianus

Conservation Status

Common Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Pheasant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Pheasant	Green Pheasant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Pheasant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

Green Pheasant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 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.

Green Pheasant

Green Pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) 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.