Eurasian Goshawk vs long yam

Accipiter gentilis compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Eurasian Goshawk is Near Threatened while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Goshawk	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Dioscorea
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Eurasian Goshawk

NT — Near Threatened

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Goshawk	long yam
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 yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.