Águila cabeza blanca vs

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Rhizobium pongamiae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Águila cabeza blanca
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class Aves (Birds) Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Rhizobiales (Rhizobiales)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Rhizobiaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Rhizobium
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Rhizobium pongamiae

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.

Rhizobium pongamiae es una alfaproteobacteria fijadora de nitrogeno de la familia Rhizobiaceae que forma simbiosis de nodulos radicales con plantas leguminosas, incluida Pongamia pinnata. Desempena un papel importante en la agricultura sostenible al reducir el nitrogeno atmosferico a amoniaco para uso de las plantas.

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