Eurasian Goshawk vs Minute duckweed

Accipiter gentilis compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Eurasian Goshawk is Near Threatened while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Goshawk	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Araceae
Genus	Accipiter	Lemna
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Eurasian Goshawk

NT — Near Threatened

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Goshawk	Minute duckweed
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.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom