Black Firefly vs Habicht

Lucidota atra compared with Accipiter gentilis

Key Differences

• Black Firefly is Least Concern while Habicht is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Firefly	Habicht
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Accipitriformes (Greifvögel)
Family	Lampyridae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Lucidota	Accipiter
Species	Lucidota atra	Accipiter gentilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Firefly and Habicht share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Black Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Habicht

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Firefly	Habicht
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Habicht

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black Firefly

The Black Firefly (Lucidota atra) is a species in the genus Lucidota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Habicht

Eurasian Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States