Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs snowshoe hare

Accipiter castanilius compared with Lepus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	snowshoe hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Accipiter	Lepus
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Lepus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk and snowshoe hare share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

snowshoe hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	snowshoe hare
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.

snowshoe hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.