alpine rose vs pigargo-americano

Rosa pendulina compared with Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine rose	pigargo-americano
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (ave)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Rosa (Roses)	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Rosa pendulina	Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Conservation Status

alpine rose

NE — Not Evaluated

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine rose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, 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).

alpine rose

The Alpine rose (Rosa pendulina) is a species in the genus Rosa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.