pigargo-americano vs thin-necked bladderworm

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Taenia hydatigena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	thin-necked bladderworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Platyhelminthes (Platelmintos)
Class	Aves (ave)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Taeniidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Taenia
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Taenia hydatigena

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and thin-necked bladderworm 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 ↑

thin-necked bladderworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	thin-necked bladderworm
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).

thin-necked bladderworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.