American Bald Eagle vs Rafflesia

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• American Bald Eagle is Not Evaluated while Rafflesia is Endangered.
• American Bald Eagle is carnivore while Rafflesia is parasite.
• Rafflesia is 2.2x heavier than American Bald Eagle.
• American Bald Eagle lives longer (28 years vs 5 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle	Rafflesia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Rafflesia arnoldii

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle	Rafflesia
Diet	Carnivore	Parasite
Average Lifespan	28 years	5 years
Average Length	90 cm	1.0 m
Average Weight	5.0 kg	11.0 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).

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flower, up to 1 meter in diameter. It is a parasitic plant with no roots, stems, or leaves.