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Ascension crake

Mundia elpenor (Olson, 1973)

Status not recordedbirdsExtinct

The ascension crake (Mundia elpenor) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes.

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Quick facts about the ascension crake

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ascension crake live?

Not recorded

Is the ascension crake endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ascension crake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familyRallidae
  6. genusMundia
  7. SpeciesMundia elpenor (Olson, 1973)

Synonyms Atlantisia elpenor

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Ascension flightless crakeEnglish
  • rascló de l'illa de l'AscensióCatalan
  • chřástal ascensionskýCzech
  • Ascension-muserikseDanish
  • AscensionralleGerman
  • Rascón de AscensiónSpanish
  • ascensioni ruikEstonian
  • ascensioninluhtakanaFinnish
  • Râle d'AscensionFrench
  • asensionska kokošicaCroatian
  • Ascencion-szigeti guvatHungarian
  • Rallo di AscensioneItalian
  • AscensionralDutch
  • chruścielowiec atlantyckiPolish
  • frango-d'água-de-ascensãoPortuguese
  • Бескрылый дергачRussian
  • chriašteľ ascensionskýSlovak
  • ascensionrallSwedish
  • пастушок атлантичнийUkrainian
  • Ascension-RalleGerman
  • Râle de l'AscensionFrench
  • frango-de-água-de-ascensãoPortuguese
  • Бескрылый пастушокRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ascension crake

Other species in the same family Rallidae.

LC, Least Concern
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus)

Water rail

Rallus aquaticus

Rallidae

CompareAscension crake vs Eurasian cootAscension crake vs Common moorhenAscension crake vs Corn crakeAscension crake vs Water rail

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the ascension crake?

The ascension crake (Mundia elpenor) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ascension crake (Mundia elpenor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ascension-crake

MLA

“Ascension crake (Mundia elpenor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ascension-crake.

BibTeX
@misc{ascension_crake_2026,
  title = {Ascension crake (Mundia elpenor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ascension-crake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}