águia-real vs Greater dodder

Aquila chrysaetos compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

águia-real is Near Threatened while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	águia-real	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aquila (True Eagles)	Cuscuta
Species	Aquila chrysaetos	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

águia-real

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	águia-real	Greater dodder
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	30 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	5.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

águia-real

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

águia-real

Entre as aves de rapina mais poderosas e amplamente distribuídas do mundo, as águias-reais têm envergaduras que chegam a 2,2 metros e habitam terrenos montanhosos em todo o Hemisfério Norte. Caçadoras aéreas supremas, usam voo planado e mergulhos íngremes a velocidades superiores a 200 km/h para capturar coelhos, lebres, esquilos terrestres e ocasionalmente cervos jovens e raposas. Em muitas culturas, foram centrais nas tradições de falcoaria que abrangem milênios.