Habicht vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Accipiter gentilis compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Habicht is Near Threatened while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Habicht	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Accipitriformes (Greifvögel)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Accipiter	Lepilemur
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Habicht and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Habicht

NT — Near Threatened

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Habicht	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.