Ours brun vs Autour des palombes

Ursus arctos compared with Accipiter gentilis

Key Differences

• Ours brun is Extinct while Autour des palombes is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ours brun	Autour des palombes
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Accipiter
Species	Ursus arctos	Accipiter gentilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ours brun and Autour des palombes share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ours brun

EX — Extinct

Population: ~200.0K

Trend: Stable →

Autour des palombes

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ours brun	Autour des palombes
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	25 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	300.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ours brun

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Autour des palombes

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.

Ours brun

The world's most widely distributed bear species, brown bears range from North America and Europe across Russia to Japan, occupying forests, tundra, and alpine meadows. Adults can weigh up to 700 kg in coastal Alaskan populations. Omnivores that consume berries, roots, fish, and carrion, brown bears are a keystone species that distribute nutrients across landscapes. Most populations are stable, though some subspecies are threatened.

Autour des palombes

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 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden