Cape weaver vs Compact weaver
The cape weaver is heavier: 44 g against 21.4 g for the compact weaver, about 2.1 times the weight.
Photo: Derek Keats from South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a cape weaver and a compact weaver?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The cape weaver is heavier: 44 g against 21.4 g for the compact weaver, about 2.1 times the weight.
- 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
| Cape weaver | Compact weaver | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Ploceus capensis | Ploceus superciliosus |
| Family | Ploceidae | Ploceidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 40.4 g – 47.9 g | 19.6 g – 21.8 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland | grassland |
| 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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