Broad-winged Hawk vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Buteo platypterus compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Broad-winged Hawk is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-winged Hawk	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Accipitriformes (อันดับเหยี่ยว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Buteo	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Buteo platypterus	Pteropus gilliardorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-winged Hawk and Gilliard's Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Broad-winged Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-winged Hawk	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-winged Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-winged Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.