African ray vs Weißkopf-Seeadler

Urogymnus asperrimus compared with Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Key Differences

African ray is Vulnerable while Weißkopf-Seeadler is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African ray	Weißkopf-Seeadler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Stechrochenartige)	Accipitriformes (Greifvögel)
Family	Dasyatidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Urogymnus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Urogymnus asperrimus	Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

African ray and Weißkopf-Seeadler share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Ansehen Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

African ray

VU — Vulnerable

Weißkopf-Seeadler

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African ray	Weißkopf-Seeadler
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	28 years
Average Length	—	90 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

African ray

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Weißkopf-Seeadler

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).

African ray

The African ray (Urogymnus asperrimus) is a species in the genus Urogymnus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Weißkopf-Seeadler

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.