African Hawk-Eagle vs Variable flatsedge

Aquila spilogaster compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African Hawk-Eagle Variable flatsedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (Birds) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Poales (Grasses)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Cyperaceae
Genus Aquila (True Eagles) Cyperus
Species Aquila spilogaster Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

African Hawk-Eagle

LC — Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African Hawk-Eagle Variable flatsedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Hawk-Eagle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Variable flatsedge

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

African Hawk-Eagle

The African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster) is a species in the genus Aquila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Variable flatsedge

No description available.

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