pigargo-americano vs Shining Macromia Dragonfly

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Macromia splendens

Key Differences

pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated while Shining Macromia Dragonfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	Shining Macromia Dragonfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Aves (ave)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Macromiidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Macromia
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Macromia splendens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Shining Macromia Dragonfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	Shining Macromia Dragonfly
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).

Shining Macromia Dragonfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.