pigargo-americano vs ema

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Rhea americana

Key Differences

• pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated while ema is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	ema
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Rheiformes (Rheiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Rheidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Rhea
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Rhea americana

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and ema share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (ave)

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

ema

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	ema
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).

ema

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and South America (Colombia, 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.

ema

A ema (Rhea americana) está classificada como Quase Ameaçada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Próxima de qualificar como ameaçada, com populações que podem se tornar vulneráveis sem ações de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom