Common Quail vs Japanese Quail

Coturnix coturnix compared with Coturnix japonica

Key Differences

• Common Quail is Least Concern while Japanese Quail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Quail	Japanese Quail
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	Coturnix	Coturnix
Species	Coturnix coturnix	Coturnix japonica

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Quail and Japanese Quail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coturnix.

Conservation Status

Common Quail

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Quail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Quail	Japanese Quail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Quail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Japanese Quail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

Common Quail

Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) 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.

Japanese Quail

Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden