Habicht vs Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee

Accipiter gentilis compared with Coelioxys inermis

Key Differences

• Habicht is Near Threatened while Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Habicht	Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee
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)	Megachilidae
Genus	Accipiter	Coelioxys
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Coelioxys inermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Habicht and Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Habicht

NT — Near Threatened

Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Habicht	Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee
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.

Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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