Common grenadier vs Purple grenadier
The purple grenadier is heavier: 14.1 g against 11.8 g for the common grenadier, about 19% more.
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What is the difference between a common grenadier and a purple grenadier?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The purple grenadier is heavier: 14.1 g against 11.8 g for the common grenadier, about 19% more.
- Both belong to the genus Uraeginthus, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Common grenadier | Purple grenadier | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Uraeginthus granatinus | Uraeginthus ianthinogaster |
| Family | Estrildidae | Estrildidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 11.7 g – 11.9 g | 12.2 g – 14.3 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | shrubland | shrubland |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| 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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