pigargo-americano vs Blackstem Spleenwort

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Asplenium resiliens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	Blackstem Spleenwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (ave)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Asplenium
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Asplenium resiliens

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	Blackstem Spleenwort
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).

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, 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.

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.