Habicht vs Fleckender Schmierling

Accipiter gentilis compared with Gomphidius maculatus

Key Differences

• Habicht is Near Threatened while Fleckender Schmierling is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Habicht	Fleckender Schmierling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Accipitriformes (Greifvögel)	Boletales (Dickröhrlingsartige)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Gomphidiaceae
Genus	Accipiter	Gomphidius
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Gomphidius maculatus

Conservation Status

Habicht

NT — Near Threatened

Fleckender Schmierling

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Habicht	Fleckender Schmierling
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.

Fleckender Schmierling

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries). Currently classified as Endangered 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden