Eurasian Goshawk vs Greater dodder

Accipiter gentilis compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Eurasian Goshawk is Near Threatened while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Goshawk	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Cuscuta
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Eurasian Goshawk

NT — Near Threatened

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Goshawk	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian Goshawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Eurasian Goshawk

Eurasian Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States