American Bald Eagle vs Ash whitefly parasitoid

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Encarsia inaron

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Bald Eagle Ash whitefly parasitoid
Kingdom same Animalia (hewan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class Aves (burung) Insecta (serangga)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Aphelinidae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Encarsia
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Encarsia inaron

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bald Eagle and Ash whitefly parasitoid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Ash whitefly parasitoid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Bald Eagle Ash whitefly parasitoid
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).

Ash whitefly parasitoid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Ash whitefly parasitoid

Ash whitefly parasitoid (Encarsia inaron) is a species in the genus Encarsia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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