Great Spotted Woodpecker vs White-backed Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major compared with Dendrocopos leucotos

Key Differences

• Great Spotted Woodpecker is Least Concern while White-backed Woodpecker is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Spotted Woodpecker	White-backed 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	Dendrocopos	Dendrocopos
Species	Dendrocopos major	Dendrocopos leucotos

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Spotted Woodpecker and White-backed Woodpecker share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dendrocopos.

Conservation Status

Great Spotted Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

White-backed Woodpecker

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Spotted Woodpecker	White-backed Woodpecker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

White-backed Woodpecker

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden