Eurasian Sparrowhawk vs Japanese Maple

Accipiter nisus compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Eurasian Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Japanese Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Acer
Species	Accipiter nisus	Acer palmatum

Conservation Status

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Japanese Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden