gavião-de-cara-preta vs Guianan Squirrel

Leucopternis melanops compared with Sciurus aestuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gavião-de-cara-preta	Guianan Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Leucopternis	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Leucopternis melanops	Sciurus aestuans

Evolutionary Relationship

gavião-de-cara-preta and Guianan Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

gavião-de-cara-preta

LC — Least Concern

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gavião-de-cara-preta	Guianan Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gavião-de-cara-preta

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

gavião-de-cara-preta

The Black-faced Hawk (Leucopternis melanops) is a species in the genus Leucopternis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.