cravo-do-mato vs pigargo-americano

Tillandsia gardneri compared with Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cravo-do-mato	pigargo-americano
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (ave)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Bromeliaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Tillandsia	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Tillandsia gardneri	Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Conservation Status

cravo-do-mato

NE — Not Evaluated

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cravo-do-mato	pigargo-americano
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	28 years
Average Length	—	90 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

cravo-do-mato

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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).

cravo-do-mato

The Airplant (Tillandsia gardneri) is a species in the genus Tillandsia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.