Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Mountain Waxcap

Accipiter castanilius compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Accipiter	Hygrocybe
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Mountain Waxcap
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.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.