gavião-de-asa-larga vs Polynesian rat

Buteo platypterus compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gavião-de-asa-larga	Polynesian rat
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Buteo	Rattus
Species	Buteo platypterus	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

gavião-de-asa-larga and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

gavião-de-asa-larga

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gavião-de-asa-larga	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gavião-de-asa-larga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

gavião-de-asa-larga

O Buteo platypterus (Gavião-de-asa-larga) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.