ハクトウワシ vs Chinese Brake

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Pteris vittata

Key Differences

  • ハクトウワシ is Not Evaluated while Chinese Brake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank ハクトウワシ Chinese Brake
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) Pteridaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Pteris
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Pteris vittata

Conservation Status

ハクトウワシ

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Chinese Brake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute ハクトウワシ Chinese Brake
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).

Chinese Brake

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Georgia, Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Palau, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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。

Chinese Brake

The Chinese Brake (Pteris vittata) is a species in the genus Pteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

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