Habicht vs Schwarze Waldkreuzspinne

Accipiter gentilis compared with Araneus saevus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Habicht	Schwarze Waldkreuzspinne
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Arachnida (Spinnentiere)
Order	Accipitriformes (Greifvögel)	Araneae (Webspinnen)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Araneidae
Genus	Accipiter	Araneus
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Araneus saevus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Habicht

NT — Near Threatened

Schwarze Waldkreuzspinne

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Habicht	Schwarze Waldkreuzspinne
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.

Schwarze Waldkreuzspinne

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States