American Bald Eagle vs Barred eagle ray

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Aetomylaeus asperrimus

Key Differences

• American Bald Eagle is Not Evaluated while Barred eagle ray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle	Barred eagle ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Aetomylaeus
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Aetomylaeus asperrimus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bald Eagle and Barred eagle ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Barred eagle ray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle	Barred eagle ray
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).

Barred eagle ray

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.

Barred eagle ray

The Barred eagle ray (Aetomylaeus asperrimus) is a species in the genus Aetomylaeus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment.