alpine leek vs pigargo-americano

Allium victorialis compared with Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine leek	pigargo-americano
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (ave)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Allium	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Allium victorialis	Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Conservation Status

alpine leek

NE — Not Evaluated

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine leek

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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).

alpine leek

The Alpine leek (Allium victorialis) is a species in the genus Allium. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.