Autour des palombes vs Weevil

Accipiter gentilis compared with Ceutorhynchus assimilis

Key Differences

• Autour des palombes is Near Threatened while Weevil is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autour des palombes	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Curculionidae
Genus	Accipiter	Ceutorhynchus
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Ceutorhynchus assimilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Autour des palombes and Weevil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Autour des palombes

NT — Near Threatened

Weevil

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autour des palombes	Weevil
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.

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States