Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Spitting Spider

Accipiter castanilius compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Scytodidae
Genus	Accipiter	Scytodes
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Spitting Spider
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.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.