pigargo-americano vs Tamá Harlequin Frog

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Atelopus tamaense

Key Differences

• pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated while Tamá Harlequin Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	Tamá Harlequin Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Amphibia (Anfíbios)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Bufonidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Atelopus
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Atelopus tamaense

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and Tamá Harlequin Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Tamá Harlequin Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	Tamá Harlequin Frog
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).

Tamá Harlequin Frog

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 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.