pigargo-americano vs Gray-bellied Caenolestid

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Caenolestes caniventer

Key Differences

pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Caenolestid is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	Gray-bellied Caenolestid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Caenolestidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Caenolestes
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Caenolestes caniventer

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and Gray-bellied Caenolestid 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 ↑

Gray-bellied Caenolestid

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	Gray-bellied Caenolestid
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).

Gray-bellied Caenolestid

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.