Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs limestone fern

Accipiter castanilius compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Gymnocarpium
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway