genus
Grus
Grus is a genus in the family Gruidae. This database currently files 10 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 10
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 50%
- Weight range
- 2.4 kg – 8.79 kg
Best-known members of Grus
Ranked by popularity score.
Common crane
Grus grus
Red-crowned crane
Grus japonensis
Black-necked crane
Grus nigricollis
Whooping crane
Grus americana
Hooded crane
Grus monacha
Wattled crane
Grus carunculata
Flightless crane
Grus latipes
How threatened is Grus?
5 of 10 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 20% |
| VUVulnerable | 2 | 40% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 20% |
| LCLeast Concern | 1 | 20% |
All species in Grus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common crane | Grus grus | Gruidae | Least Concern | 5.5 kg | Not recorded |
| Red-crowned crane | Grus japonensis | Gruidae | Vulnerable | 8.79 kg | Not recorded |
| Black-necked crane | Grus nigricollis | Gruidae | Near Threatened | 6 kg | Not recorded |
| Whooping crane | Grus americana | Gruidae | Endangered | 5.83 kg | Not recorded |
| Hooded crane | Grus monacha | Gruidae | Vulnerable | 3.73 kg | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Grus primigenia | Gruidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Wattled crane | Grus carunculata | Gruidae | Not recorded | 8.29 kg | Not recorded |
| Flightless crane | Grus latipes | Gruidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Demoiselle crane | Grus virgo | Gruidae | Not recorded | 2.4 kg | Not recorded |
| Blue crane | Grus paradisea | Gruidae | Not recorded | 4.34 kg | Not recorded |