ハクトウワシ vs Golden Freshwater Clam

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Corbicula fluminea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank ハクトウワシ Golden Freshwater Clam
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class Aves (鳥類) Bivalvia (二枚貝)
Order Accipitriformes (タカ目) Venerida (ハマグリ目)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Cyrenidae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Corbicula
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Corbicula fluminea

Evolutionary Relationship

ハクトウワシ and Golden Freshwater Clam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

ハクトウワシ

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Golden Freshwater Clam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute ハクトウワシ Golden Freshwater Clam
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).

Golden Freshwater Clam

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Israel, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (24 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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。

Golden Freshwater Clam

No description available.

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