brown bear vs Golden Eagle

Ursus arctos compared with Aquila chrysaetos

Key Differences

• brown bear is Extinct while Golden Eagle is Near Threatened.
• brown bear is omnivore while Golden Eagle is carnivore.
• brown bear is 60.0x heavier than Golden Eagle.
• Golden Eagle lives longer (30 years vs 25 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown bear	Golden Eagle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Aquila (True Eagles)
Species	Ursus arctos	Aquila chrysaetos

Evolutionary Relationship

brown bear and Golden Eagle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

brown bear

EX — Extinct

Population: ~200.0K

Trend: Stable →

Golden Eagle

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown bear	Golden Eagle
Diet	Omnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	25 years	30 years
Average Length	2.0 m	85 cm
Average Weight	300.0 kg	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown bear

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Golden Eagle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

brown bear

The world's most widely distributed bear species, brown bears range from North America and Europe across Russia to Japan, occupying forests, tundra, and alpine meadows. Adults can weigh up to 700 kg in coastal Alaskan populations. Omnivores that consume berries, roots, fish, and carrion, brown bears are a keystone species that distribute nutrients across landscapes. Most populations are stable, though some subspecies are threatened.

Golden Eagle

Among the most powerful and widely distributed raptors in the world, golden eagles have wingspans reaching 2.2 meters and inhabit mountainous terrain across the Northern Hemisphere. Supreme aerial hunters, they use soaring flight and steep dives at speeds over 200 km/h to capture rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, and occasionally young deer and foxes. In many cultures they have been central to falconry traditions spanning millennia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine