Autour à ailes grises vs lièvre

Melierax poliopterus compared with Lepus europaeus

Key Differences

• Autour à ailes grises is Least Concern while lièvre is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autour à ailes grises	lièvre
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Melierax	Lepus
Species	Melierax poliopterus	Lepus europaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Autour à ailes grises and lièvre share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Autour à ailes grises

LC — Least Concern

lièvre

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autour à ailes grises	lièvre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autour à ailes grises

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

lièvre

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

lièvre

European hare (Lepus europaeus) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway