American Bald Eagle vs

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Colletotrichum lindemuthianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Bald Eagle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Aves (Birds) Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Glomerellales (Glomerellales)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Glomerellaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Colletotrichum
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Colletotrichum lindemuthianum

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Bald Eagle
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).

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Colletotrichum lindemuthianum is a plant-pathogenic fungus responsible for anthracnose disease in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), causing dark, sunken lesions on pods, stems, and leaves. It is distributed worldwide wherever beans are cultivated, thriving in cool, moist conditions. This pathogen causes significant agricultural losses and has been the subject of extensive plant breeding programs for resistance.

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