American Bald Eagle vs balsam fir aphid

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Cinara curvipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle	balsam fir aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Aphididae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Cinara
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Cinara curvipes

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bald Eagle and balsam fir aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

balsam fir aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle	balsam fir aphid
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	28 years	—
Average Length	90 cm	—
Average Weight	5.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bald Eagle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

balsam fir aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).

American Bald Eagle

The national bird of the United States and a symbol of American conservation success, bald eagles have a wingspan of up to 2.4 meters and inhabit forests and wetlands near open water across North America. Powerful aerial predators and scavengers, they specialize in fish but also take waterfowl and carrion. Nearly extinct by the 1960s due to DDT poisoning and hunting, the bald eagle recovered dramatically following pesticide bans and the Endangered Species Act.

balsam fir aphid

The Balsam fir aphid (Cinara curvipes) is a species in the genus Cinara. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom