Sharp-shinned Hawk vs Small Red Damsel

Accipiter striatus compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Sharp-shinned Hawk is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Accipiter	Ceriagrion
Species	Accipiter striatus	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Sharp-shinned Hawk and Small Red Damsel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Sharp-shinned Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Small Red Damsel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 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.