Corn crake vs Striped crake
The corn crake is heavier: 154.9 g against 58.6 g for the striped crake, about 2.6 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a corn crake and a striped crake?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The corn crake is heavier: 154.9 g against 58.6 g for the striped crake, about 2.6 times the weight.
- They share the family Rallidae but sit in different genera: Corn crake in Crex, Striped crake in Aenigmatolimnas.
Side by side
| Corn crake | Striped crake | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Crex crex | Aenigmatolimnas marginalis |
| Family | Rallidae | Rallidae |
| Order | Gruiformes | Gruiformes |
| Weight | 142 g – 169 g | 51.2 g – 61 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 5.83 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland | grassland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | 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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