pigargo-americano vs Blunt-Lobed Grapefern

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Sceptridium oneidense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank pigargo-americano Blunt-Lobed Grapefern
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Tracheophyta
Class Aves (ave) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Ophioglossaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Sceptridium
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Sceptridium oneidense

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Blunt-Lobed Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute pigargo-americano Blunt-Lobed Grapefern
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).

Blunt-Lobed Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Blunt-Lobed Grapefern

The Blunt-Lobed Grapefern (Sceptridium oneidense) is a species in the genus Sceptridium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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