ハクトウワシ vs least weasel

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Mustela nivalis

Key Differences

  • ハクトウワシ is Not Evaluated while least weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank ハクトウワシ least weasel
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Aves (鳥類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Accipitriformes (タカ目) Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Mustela
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Mustela nivalis

Evolutionary Relationship

ハクトウワシ and least weasel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

ハクトウワシ

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

least weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute ハクトウワシ least weasel
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).

least weasel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Oceanian and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (11 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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。

least weasel

コイタチ(Mustela nivalis)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されています。絶滅危惧の基準に近接しており、保護対策なしには脆弱な状態になる可能性があります。

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