Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Elm Button

Accipiter castanilius compared with Acleris kochiella

Key Differences

• Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while Elm Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Elm Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Tortricidae
Genus	Accipiter	Acleris
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Acleris kochiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk and Elm Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Elm Button
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.

Elm Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.