gavião-besra vs European water vole

Accipiter virgatus compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• gavião-besra is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gavião-besra	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Cricetidae
Genus	Accipiter	Arvicola
Species	Accipiter virgatus	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

gavião-besra and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

gavião-besra

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gavião-besra	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gavião-besra

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

gavião-besra

The Besra (Accipiter virgatus) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway