Alpine Male-fern vs pigargo-americano

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Key Differences

Alpine Male-fern is Least Concern while pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Male-fern	pigargo-americano
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (ave)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Dryopteris	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Dryopteris lacunosa	Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Conservation Status

Alpine Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Male-fern	pigargo-americano
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	28 years
Average Length	—	90 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Male-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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 Male-fern

The Alpine Male-fern (Dryopteris lacunosa) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Found in Belgium.

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.