Aplomado Falcon vs Saker Falcon

Falco femoralis compared with Falco cherrug

Key Differences

• Aplomado Falcon is Least Concern while Saker Falcon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aplomado Falcon	Saker Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Falco	Falco
Species	Falco femoralis	Falco cherrug

Evolutionary Relationship

Aplomado Falcon and Saker Falcon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Falco.

Conservation Status

Aplomado Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Saker Falcon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aplomado Falcon	Saker Falcon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aplomado Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Saker Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Aplomado Falcon

Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) 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.

Saker Falcon

Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway