American Bald Eagle vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Bald Eagle four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (Birds) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Apocynaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Rauvolfia
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Bald Eagle four-leaf devil-pepper
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).

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.

four-leaf devil-pepper

No description available.

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