Habicht vs Felwort Rust

Accipiter gentilis compared with Uromyces gentianae

Key Differences

• Habicht is Near Threatened while Felwort Rust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Habicht	Felwort Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Accipitriformes (Greifvögel)	Pucciniales (Rostpilze)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Uromyces
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Uromyces gentianae

Conservation Status

Habicht

NT — Near Threatened

Felwort Rust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Habicht	Felwort Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Felwort Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden