Eurasian Goshawk vs House Sparrow

Accipiter gentilis compared with Passer domesticus

Key Differences

  • Eurasian Goshawk is Near Threatened while House Sparrow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eurasian Goshawk House Sparrow
Kingdom same Animalia (동물) Animalia (동물)
Phylum same Chordata (척삭동물) Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same Aves (새) Aves (새)
Order Accipitriformes (수리목) Passeriformes (참새목)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Passeridae
Genus Accipiter Passer
Species Accipiter gentilis Passer domesticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Goshawk and House Sparrow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (새)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Goshawk

NT — Near Threatened

House Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eurasian Goshawk House Sparrow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian Goshawk

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.

House Sparrow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (25 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (8 countries).

Eurasian Goshawk

참매(Accipiter gentilis)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 준위협(NT)으로 분류됩니다. 보전 조치 없이는 취약해질 수 있는 위협에 가까운 개체군으로 평가됩니다.

House Sparrow

집참새(Passer domesticus)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 관심대상(LC)으로 분류된다. 서식 범위 전반에 걸쳐 널리 분포하며 개체군이 안정적으로 유지되어 즉각적인 보전 위협이 없다.

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