açor vs Mountain Argus

Accipiter gentilis compared with Aricia montensis

Key Differences

• açor is Near Threatened while Mountain Argus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	açor	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Aves (ave)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Accipiter	Aricia
Species	Accipiter gentilis	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

açor and Mountain Argus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

açor

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	açor	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

açor

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

açor

O açor (Accipiter gentilis) é classificado como Quase Ameaçado (NT) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Próximo de se qualificar como ameaçado, com populações que podem tornar-se vulneráveis sem ação de conservação.