American Bald Eagle vs Arizona Joint-fir

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Ephedra fasciculata

Key Differences

  • American Bald Eagle is Not Evaluated while Arizona Joint-fir is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Bald Eagle Arizona Joint-fir
Kingdom Animalia (hewan) Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Aves (burung) Gnetopsida (Gnetopsida)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Ephedrales (Ephedrales)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Ephedraceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Ephedra
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Ephedra fasciculata

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Arizona Joint-fir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Bald Eagle Arizona Joint-fir
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 28 years
Average Length 90 cm
Average Weight 5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bald Eagle

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).

Arizona Joint-fir

American Bald Eagle

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.

Arizona Joint-fir

The Arizona Joint-fir, Ephedra fasciculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.

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