American Bald Eagle vs Saltwater Crocodile

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Crocodylus porosus

Key Differences

American Bald Eagle is Not Evaluated while Saltwater Crocodile is Least Concern.
Saltwater Crocodile is 200.0x heavier than American Bald Eagle.
Saltwater Crocodile lives longer (70 years vs 28 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle	Saltwater Crocodile
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Crocodylia (Crocodilians)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Crocodylus (True Crocodiles)
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Crocodylus porosus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bald Eagle and Saltwater Crocodile share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Saltwater Crocodile

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle	Saltwater Crocodile
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	28 years	70 years
Average Length	90 cm	6.0 m
Average Weight	5.0 kg	1.0 t

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).

Saltwater Crocodile

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines.

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.