Habicht vs Randfleck-Kleinspanner

Accipiter gentilis compared with Scopula marginepunctata

Key Differences

• Habicht is Near Threatened while Randfleck-Kleinspanner is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Habicht	Randfleck-Kleinspanner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Accipitriformes (Greifvögel)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Geometridae
Genus	Accipiter	Scopula
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Scopula marginepunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Habicht

NT — Near Threatened

Randfleck-Kleinspanner

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Habicht	Randfleck-Kleinspanner
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.

Randfleck-Kleinspanner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden