イヌワシ vs true fox-sedge

Aquila chrysaetos compared with Carex vulpina

Key Differences

イヌワシ is Near Threatened while true fox-sedge is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	イヌワシ	true fox-sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Aves (鳥類)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Accipitriformes (タカ目)	Poales (イネ目)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aquila (True Eagles)	Carex
Species	Aquila chrysaetos	Carex vulpina

Conservation Status

イヌワシ

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

true fox-sedge

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	イヌワシ	true fox-sedge
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	30 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	5.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

イヌワシ

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

true fox-sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

イヌワシ

世界で最も強力で広く分布する猛禽類の一つであるイヌワシは、翼開長が2.2mに達し、北半球全域の山岳地帯に生息する。卓越した空中ハンターで、滑空飛行と時速200km以上の急降下を利用してウサギ、ノウサギ、ジリス、時には子鹿やキツネを捕食する。多くの文化において数千年にわたる鷹狩り伝統の中心的存在であった。