American Bald Eagle vs Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Manta birostris

Key Differences

• American Bald Eagle is Not Evaluated while Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is Endangered.
• American Bald Eagle is carnivore while Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is omnivore.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is 280.0x heavier than American Bald Eagle.
• Giant Oceanic Manta Ray lives longer (50 years vs 28 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Aves (새)	Chondrichthyes (연골어류)
Order	Accipitriformes (수리목)	Lamniformes (악상어목)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Rhincodontidae (Whale Sharks)
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Rhincodon (Whale Sharks)
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Manta birostris

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bald Eagle and Giant Oceanic Manta Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (척삭동물)

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle	Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
Diet	Carnivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	28 years	50 years
Average Length	90 cm	5.0 m
Average Weight	5.0 kg	1.4 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bald Eagle

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).

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Ecuador, Maldives, Mexico, and Mozambique. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

American Bald Eagle

흰머리독수리(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)는 미국의 국조이자 미국 자연 보전 성공의 상징으로, 날개 폭이 최대 2.4미터에 달하며 북미 전역의 수변 삼림과 습지에 서식한다. 주로 물고기를 포식하는 강력한 공중 포식자이자 청소 동물로, DDT 오염과 남획으로 1960년대에 멸종 위기에 처했으나 농약 사용 금지와 멸종위기종보호법 시행 이후 극적으로 개체수가 회복되었다.

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

대양만타가오리(Manta birostris)는 날개폭이 최대 7m에 달하는 가장 큰 가오리 종이다. 여과 섭식을 하는 동물이다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador