Crocus d’automne vs Autour des palombes

Crocus vernus compared with Accipiter gentilis

Key Differences

Crocus d’automne is Not Evaluated while Autour des palombes is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crocus d’automne	Autour des palombes
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Iridaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Crocus	Accipiter
Species	Crocus vernus	Accipiter gentilis

Conservation Status

Crocus d’automne

NE — Not Evaluated

Autour des palombes

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crocus d’automne	Autour des palombes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crocus d’automne

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Crocus d’automne

<em>Crocus vernus</em>, commonly known as the common crocus or spring crocus, is a small bulbous perennial plant in the family Iridaceae. Native to Europe, it has been widely cultivated and naturalized across North America. Common crocus typically grows in alpine meadows, subalpine grasslands, and woodland edges, often emerging through snow in early spring, making it one of the earliest flowering plants of the season. The flowers are solitary and cup-shaped, appearing before the leaves, and range in color from white and lilac to deep purple. The species has long been cultivated as an ornamental plant and is one of the parents of many garden crocus cultivars. Its corms are eaten by rodents and its flowers provide an early-season nectar source for bees and other pollinators. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

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.