pigargo-americano vs Black-scale Fern

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Diplazium filamentosum

Key Differences

  • pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated while Black-scale Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank pigargo-americano Black-scale Fern
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Tracheophyta
Class Aves (ave) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Athyriaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Diplazium
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Diplazium filamentosum

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Black-scale Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute pigargo-americano Black-scale Fern
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-scale Fern

Habitat

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

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-scale Fern

The Black-scale Fern (Diplazium filamentosum) is a species in the genus Diplazium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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