Águila real vs Salento Iris

Aquila chrysaetos compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

Águila real is Near Threatened while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Águila real	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aquila (True Eagles)	Iris
Species	Aquila chrysaetos	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Águila real and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Vista Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Águila real

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Águila real	Salento Iris
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	30 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	5.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Águila real

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Águila real

Entre los rapaces más poderosos y ampliamente distribuidos del mundo, las águilas reales tienen envergaduras de hasta 2,2 metros y habitan terrenos montañosos del Hemisferio Norte. Cazadores aéreos supremos, utilizan el vuelo en planeo y picadas pronunciadas a velocidades superiores a 200 km/h para capturar conejos, liebres, ardillas terrestres y ocasionalmente ciervos jóvenes y zorros. En muchas culturas han sido centrales para las tradiciones de cetrería que abarcan milenios.