águia-real vs Mottled Darner

Aquila chrysaetos compared with Aeshna clepsydra

Key Differences

• águia-real is Near Threatened while Mottled Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	águia-real	Mottled Darner
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)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Aquila (True Eagles)	Aeshna
Species	Aquila chrysaetos	Aeshna clepsydra

Evolutionary Relationship

águia-real and Mottled Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

águia-real

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Mottled Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	águia-real	Mottled Darner
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.

Mottled Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States