Common linnet vs Twite
The common linnet is heavier: 19.5 g against 15.4 g for the twite, about 27% more.
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What is the difference between a common linnet and a twite?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The common linnet is heavier: 19.5 g against 15.4 g for the twite, about 27% more.
- The common linnet is longer-lived: 9.41 years against 6.08 years for the twite, about 55% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Linaria, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Common linnet | Twite | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Linaria cannabina | Linaria flavirostris |
| Family | Fringillidae | Fringillidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 18.7 g – 20.5 g | 14.9 g – 15.4 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 9.41 years | 6.08 years |
| Main food | seeds | seeds |
| Habitat | shrubland | 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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