Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Elegant Polypore

Accipiter castanilius compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Cerioporus
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

The Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk (Accipiter castanilius) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.