Weißkopf-Seeadler vs Atlantic devil ray

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Mobula hypostoma

Key Differences

Weißkopf-Seeadler is Not Evaluated while Atlantic devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Weißkopf-Seeadler	Atlantic devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Accipitriformes (Greifvögel)	Myliobatiformes (Stechrochenartige)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Mobula
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Mobula hypostoma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Ansehen Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Weißkopf-Seeadler

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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).

Atlantic devil ray

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.