Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Spanish Iris

Accipiter castanilius compared with Iris xiphium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Accipiter	Iris
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Spanish Iris
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.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.