gavião-besra vs North American porcupine

Accipiter virgatus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gavião-besra	North American porcupine
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)	Erethizontidae
Genus	Accipiter	Erethizon
Species	Accipiter virgatus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

gavião-besra and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

gavião-besra

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gavião-besra	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.