American Bald Eagle vs Brazilian electric ray

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Narcine brasiliensis

Key Differences

• American Bald Eagle is Not Evaluated while Brazilian electric ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle	Brazilian electric ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Torpediniformes (electric ray)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Narcinidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Narcine
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Narcine brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Brazilian electric ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle	Brazilian electric 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).

Brazilian electric 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.

Brazilian electric ray

The Brazilian electric ray (Narcine brasiliensis) is a species in the genus Narcine. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.