Prairie Falcon vs Saker Falcon

Falco mexicanus compared with Falco cherrug

Key Differences

• Prairie Falcon is Least Concern while Saker Falcon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Prairie Falcon	Saker Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Falconiformes (매목)	Falconiformes (매목)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Falco	Falco
Species	Falco mexicanus	Falco cherrug

Evolutionary Relationship

Prairie Falcon and Saker Falcon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Falco.

Conservation Status

Prairie Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Saker Falcon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Prairie Falcon	Saker Falcon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Prairie Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Saker Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Saker Falcon

새커팰컨(Falco cherrug)은 IUCN 적색목록에서 미평가(NE)종으로 분류된다. 아직 IUCN 적색목록 기준에 따라 평가되지 않아 보전 현황이 결정되지 않은 상태이다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom