pigargo-americano vs Smokey-Eyed Boulder Lichen

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Porpidia albocaerulescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	Smokey-Eyed Boulder Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (ave)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Porpidia
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Porpidia albocaerulescens

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Smokey-Eyed Boulder Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	Smokey-Eyed Boulder Lichen
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).

Smokey-Eyed Boulder Lichen

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, 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.