gavião-de-cara-preta vs Little Ground Squirrel

Leucopternis melanops compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gavião-de-cara-preta	Little Ground 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	Spermophilus
Species	Leucopternis melanops	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

gavião-de-cara-preta

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gavião-de-cara-preta	Little Ground 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.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.