Águila cabeza blanca vs

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Vibrio mimicus

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) Vibrio
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Vibrio mimicus

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.

Vibrio mimicus es una varilla curvada gram-negativa estrechamente relacionada con Vibrio cholerae pero bioquímicamente distinta. Habita agua de mar costera, estuarios y mariscos en entornos marinos tropicales y subtropicales cálidos. Esta bacteria facultativamente anaerobia puede causar enfermedad gastrointestinal en humanos que consumen mariscos crudos contaminados.

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