ハクトウワシ vs Coastal Goldenrod

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Solidago latissimifolia

Key Differences

  • ハクトウワシ is Not Evaluated while Coastal Goldenrod is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank ハクトウワシ Coastal Goldenrod
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class Aves (鳥類) Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order Accipitriformes (タカ目) Asterales (キク目)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Solidago
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Solidago latissimifolia

Conservation Status

ハクトウワシ

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Coastal Goldenrod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute ハクトウワシ Coastal Goldenrod
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).

Coastal Goldenrod

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

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。

Coastal Goldenrod

Solidago latissimifolia, the coastal goldenrod, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae native to coastal wetland and marsh habitats of eastern Canada, including Nova Scotia and adjacent Maritime provinces, where it grows in brackish and freshwater tidal marshes, coastal meadows, and damp low-lying grasslands adjacent to the sea. The genus Solidago, the goldenrods, comprises approximately 100 species native predominantly to North America, with a handful of Eurasian species, and all are characterized by the golden-yellow flower heads produced in elongated or branched panicles during late summer and autumn. Coastal goldenrod is distinguished from related species by its broader, clasping leaves, a feature captured in the specific epithet latissimifolia. The flower heads attract abundant pollinators including bees, wasps, flies, and butterflies during late-season flowering, making goldenrods ecologically important components of late-summer pollinator habitat. Seeds are equipped with a pappus of fine bristles enabling wind dispersal. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. Coastal meadow and tidal marsh habitats in Maritime Canada face threats from sea-level rise, storm surge intensification, and coastal development, though the species persists in protected areas along the Atlantic seaboard.

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