American Three-toed Woodpecker vs Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides dorsalis compared with Picoides tridactylus

Key Differences

• American Three-toed Woodpecker is Not Evaluated while Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Three-toed Woodpecker	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (burung)	Aves (burung)
Order same	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family same	Picidae	Picidae
Genus same	Picoides	Picoides
Species	Picoides dorsalis	Picoides tridactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Three-toed Woodpecker and Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Picoides.

Conservation Status

American Three-toed Woodpecker

NE — Not Evaluated

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Three-toed Woodpecker	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Three-toed Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

American Three-toed Woodpecker

The American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) is a species in the genus Picoides. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States