Bertram's weaver vs Cape weaver
The cape weaver is heavier: 44 g against 39 g for the bertram's weaver, about 13% more.
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Derek Keats from South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a bertram's weaver and a cape weaver?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The cape weaver is heavier: 44 g against 39 g for the bertram's weaver, about 13% more.
- Both belong to the genus Ploceus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Bertram's weaver | Cape weaver | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Ploceus bertrandi | Ploceus capensis |
| Family | Ploceidae | Ploceidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 38 g – 40.1 g | 40.4 g – 47.9 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland | woodland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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