ハクトウワシ vs Asian swordfern

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Nephrolepis brownii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank ハクトウワシ Asian swordfern
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Tracheophyta
Class Aves (鳥類) Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order Accipitriformes (タカ目) Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Nephrolepidaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Nephrolepis
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Nephrolepis brownii

Conservation Status

ハクトウワシ

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute ハクトウワシ Asian swordfern
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 28 years
Average Length 90 cm
Average Weight 5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

ハクトウワシ

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).

Asian swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

ハクトウワシ

アメリカの国鳥であり保全の成功を象徴するハクトウワシは翼開長が最大2.4 mに達し、北米全域の水辺近くの森林や湿地に生息する。強力な空中捕食者兼腐肉食者で魚を主食とするが、水鳥や腐肉も捕食する。DDT汚染と狩猟によって1960年代にほぼ絶滅に瀕したが、農薬の使用禁止と絶滅危惧種法の施行により劇的に回復した。

Asian swordfern

The Asian swordfern (Nephrolepis brownii) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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