Autour des palombes vs noctule de leisler

Accipiter gentilis compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Autour des palombes is Near Threatened while noctule de leisler is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autour des palombes	noctule de leisler
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Accipiter	Nyctalus
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Nyctalus leisleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Autour des palombes and noctule de leisler share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Autour des palombes

NT — Near Threatened

noctule de leisler

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autour des palombes	noctule de leisler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

noctule de leisler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden