pigargo-americano vs cardeiro

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Cereus jamacaru

Key Differences

• pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated while cardeiro is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	cardeiro
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Cnidaria (cnidários)
Class	Aves (ave)	Anthozoa
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Actiniaria (Actiniaria)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Sagartiidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Cereus
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Cereus jamacaru

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and cardeiro share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

cardeiro

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	cardeiro
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).

cardeiro

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Africa (11 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.