Águila cabeza blanca vs

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Photobacterium halotolerans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Águila cabeza blanca
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class Aves (Birds) Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Enterobacterales (Enterobacterales)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Vibrionaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Photobacterium
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Photobacterium halotolerans

Conservation Status

Águila cabeza blanca

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Águila cabeza blanca
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 28 years
Average Length 90 cm
Average Weight 5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Águila cabeza blanca

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Águila cabeza blanca

El ave nacional de los Estados Unidos y símbolo del éxito conservacionista americano, el águila cabeza blanca tiene una envergadura de hasta 2,4 metros y habita bosques y humedales próximos a aguas abiertas en toda Norteamérica. Casi extinta en la década de 1960 por el envenenamiento con DDT y la caza, se recuperó de forma notable gracias a las prohibiciones de pesticidas y la Ley de Especies en Peligro.

Photobacterium halotolerans es una bacteria marina gramnegativa que se distingue por su tolerancia a concentraciones moderadamente altas de sal. Habita ambientes costeros salinos y de mar abierto. Esta bacteria relacionada con la bioluminiscencia descompone materia organica en aguas marinas y esta asociada a invertebrados marinos y peces.

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