pigargo-americano vs Black Dot of Potatoes

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Colletotrichum coccodes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank pigargo-americano Black Dot of Potatoes
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Aves (ave) Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Glomerellales (Glomerellales)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Glomerellaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Colletotrichum
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Colletotrichum coccodes

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Black Dot of Potatoes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute pigargo-americano Black Dot of Potatoes
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).

Black Dot of Potatoes

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Black Dot of Potatoes

The Black Dot of Potatoes (Colletotrichum coccodes) is a species in the genus Colletotrichum. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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