Eurasian Sparrowhawk vs small scabious

Accipiter nisus compared with Scabiosa columbaria

Key Differences

• Eurasian Sparrowhawk is Least Concern while small scabious is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	small scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Scabiosa
Species	Accipiter nisus	Scabiosa columbaria

Conservation Status

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

small scabious

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	small scabious
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.

small scabious

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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