Broad-winged Hawk vs Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Buteo platypterus compared with Philander mondolfii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-winged Hawk	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Aves (طيور)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Accipitriformes (بازيات)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Didelphidae
Genus	Buteo	Philander
Species	Buteo platypterus	Philander mondolfii

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-winged Hawk and Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Broad-winged Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-winged Hawk	Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-winged Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Mondolfi’s Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Broad-winged Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela