American Bald Eagle vs Smalleyed round stingray

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Urotrygon microphthalmum

Key Differences

• American Bald Eagle is Not Evaluated while Smalleyed round stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle	Smalleyed round stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Urotrygon
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Urotrygon microphthalmum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bald Eagle and Smalleyed round stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Smalleyed round stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle	Smalleyed round stingray
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).

Smalleyed round stingray

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.