pigargo-americano vs Arrraia

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Tetronarce nobiliana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	Arrraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Torpediniformes (electric ray)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Torpedinidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Tetronarce
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Tetronarce nobiliana

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and Arrraia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Arrraia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Arrraia

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Arrraia

The Atlantic Electric Ray (Tetronarce nobiliana) is a species in the genus Tetronarce. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.