American angelica-tree vs pigargo-americano

Aralia spinosa compared with Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American angelica-tree	pigargo-americano
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (ave)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Araliaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Aralia	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Aralia spinosa	Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Conservation Status

American angelica-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American angelica-tree	pigargo-americano
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	28 years
Average Length	—	90 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American angelica-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (South Africa) and Europe (5 countries).

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).

American angelica-tree

The American angelica-tree (Aralia spinosa) is a species in the genus Aralia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.