American Bald Eagle vs

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Xanthomonas campestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Xanthomonadales (Xanthomonadales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Xanthomonadaceae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Xanthomonas
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Xanthomonas campestris

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 North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Xanthomonas campestris is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped plant pathogen most notable as the causal agent of black rot in crucifers including cabbage and broccoli. It produces the commercially valuable exopolysaccharide xanthan gum and inhabits the vascular tissue of infected plants worldwide. This aerobic bacterium spreads through infected seeds, rain splash, and contaminated tools.