Common raven vs Wallcreeper
The common raven is heavier: 928 g against 17.6 g for the wallcreeper, about 53 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a common raven and a wallcreeper?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The common raven is heavier: 928 g against 17.6 g for the wallcreeper, about 53 times the weight.
- The common raven is longer: 71 cm against 17 cm for the wallcreeper, about 4.2 times the length.
- They share the order Passeriformes but sit in different families: Common raven in Corvidae, Wallcreeper in Tichodromidae.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Common raven | Wallcreeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Corvus corax | Tichodroma muraria |
| Family | Corvidae | Tichodromidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 689 g – 1.63 kg | 14.5 g – 18.2 g |
| Length | 54 cm – 71 cm | 15.5 cm – 17 cm |
| Lifespan | 21.8 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | arthropods |
| Habitat | forest | rocky |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Which is bigger?
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