Chestnut-winged Hookbill vs Mottled dung beetle

Ancistrops strigilatus compared with Onthophagus nuchicornis

Key Differences

• Chestnut-winged Hookbill is Least Concern while Mottled dung beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Mottled dung beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Furnariidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Ancistrops	Onthophagus
Species	Ancistrops strigilatus	Onthophagus nuchicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-winged Hookbill and Mottled dung beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

LC — Least Concern

Mottled dung beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-winged Hookbill	Mottled dung beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Mottled dung beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut-winged Hookbill

The Chestnut-winged Hookbill (Ancistrops strigilatus) is a species in the genus Ancistrops. 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