Habicht vs Knautien-Sandbiene

Accipiter gentilis compared with Andrena hattorfiana

Key Differences

• Habicht is Near Threatened while Knautien-Sandbiene is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Habicht	Knautien-Sandbiene
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Accipitriformes (Greifvögel)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Andrenidae
Genus	Accipiter	Andrena
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Andrena hattorfiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Habicht and Knautien-Sandbiene share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Habicht

NT — Near Threatened

Knautien-Sandbiene

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Habicht	Knautien-Sandbiene
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.

Knautien-Sandbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden