African lungfish vs pigargo-americano

Protopterus annectens compared with Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Key Differences

• African lungfish is Least Concern while pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African lungfish	pigargo-americano
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)	Aves (ave)
Order	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Protopteridae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Protopterus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Protopterus annectens	Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

African lungfish and pigargo-americano share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

African lungfish

LC — Least Concern

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African lungfish	pigargo-americano
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	28 years
Average Length	—	90 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

African lungfish

pigargo-americano

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).

African lungfish

The African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) is a species in the genus Protopterus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

pigargo-americano

A ave nacional dos Estados Unidos e símbolo do sucesso conservacionista americano, a águia-careca tem uma envergadura de até 2,4 metros e habita florestas e zonas húmidas próximas de águas abertas em toda a América do Norte. Quase extinta na década de 1960 devido ao envenenamento por DDT e à caça, recuperou de forma notável após as proibições de pesticidas e a Lei das Espécies em Perigo.