Eurasian Goshawk vs Long-legged bat tick

Accipiter gentilis compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

• Eurasian Goshawk is Near Threatened while Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Goshawk	Long-legged bat tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Ixodidae
Genus	Accipiter	Ixodes
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Ixodes vespertilionis

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Goshawk and Long-legged bat tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Goshawk

NT — Near Threatened

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Goshawk	Long-legged bat tick
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.

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden