Rugous vs Rufous – What’s the difference?

Rugous vs Rufous - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between rugous and rufous is that rugous is wrinkled; rugose while rufous is of a red, reddish colour.

rugous

wrinkled; rugose

of a red, reddish colour

* rufous-tailed hawk
* rufous-vented ground-cuckoo