Common moorhen vs Corn crake
The common moorhen is heavier: 339.6 g against 154.9 g for the corn crake, about 2.2 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a common moorhen and a corn crake?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The common moorhen is heavier: 339.6 g against 154.9 g for the corn crake, about 2.2 times the weight.
- The common moorhen is longer-lived: 12.8 years against 5.83 years for the corn crake, about 2.2 times the lifespan.
- They share the family Rallidae but sit in different genera: Common moorhen in Gallinula, Corn crake in Crex.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Common moorhen | Corn crake | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Gallinula chloropus | Crex crex |
| Family | Rallidae | Rallidae |
| Order | Gruiformes | Gruiformes |
| Weight | 324.4 g – 377 g | 142 g – 169 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 12.8 years | 5.83 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | wetland | 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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