European Green-Woodpecker vs Lesser Yellownape

Picus viridis compared with Picus chlorolophus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Green-Woodpecker	Lesser Yellownape
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Aves (chim)	Aves (chim)
Order same	Piciformes (Bộ Gõ kiến)	Piciformes (Bộ Gõ kiến)
Family same	Picidae	Picidae
Genus same	Picus	Picus
Species	Picus viridis	Picus chlorolophus

Evolutionary Relationship

European Green-Woodpecker and Lesser Yellownape share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Picus.

Conservation Status

European Green-Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Yellownape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Green-Woodpecker	Lesser Yellownape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European Green-Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Lesser Yellownape

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

European Green-Woodpecker

European Green-Woodpecker (Picus viridis) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway