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Kashmir nutcracker vs Southern nutcracker

The kashmir nutcracker is heavier: 191 g against 182.5 g for the southern nutcracker, about 5% more.

Kashmir nutcracker (Nucifraga multipunctata)
Kashmir nutcracker LCLeast Concern
Photo: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Southern nutcracker (Nucifraga hemispila)
Southern nutcracker LCLeast Concern
Photo: Original: Nrik kiran ; this edit: MPF · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a kashmir nutcracker and a southern nutcracker?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The kashmir nutcracker is heavier: 191 g against 182.5 g for the southern nutcracker, about 5% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Nucifraga, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Kashmir nutcrackerSouthern nutcracker
Scientific nameNucifraga multipunctataNucifraga hemispila
FamilyCorvidaeCorvidae
OrderPasseriformesPasseriformes
Weight172.5 g – 191 g182.5 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan16.1 yearsNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatforestforest
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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