Eurasian Sparrowhawk vs winged prickly-ash

Accipiter nisus compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	winged prickly-ash
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)	Rutaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Zanthoxylum
Species	Accipiter nisus	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.