African ray vs Белоголовый орлан

Urogymnus asperrimus compared with Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Key Differences

• African ray is Vulnerable while Белоголовый орлан is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African ray	Белоголовый орлан
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Aves (птицы)
Order	Myliobatiformes (хвостоколообразные)	Accipitriformes (ястребообразные)
Family	Dasyatidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Urogymnus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Urogymnus asperrimus	Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

African ray and Белоголовый орлан share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

African ray

VU — Vulnerable

Белоголовый орлан

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African ray	Белоголовый орлан
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	28 years
Average Length	—	90 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

African ray

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Белоголовый орлан

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).

African ray

The African ray (Urogymnus asperrimus) is a species in the genus Urogymnus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Белоголовый орлан

The national bird of the United States and a symbol of American conservation success, bald eagles have a wingspan of up to 2.4 meters and inhabit forests and wetlands near open water across North America. Powerful aerial predators and scavengers, they specialize in fish but also take waterfowl and carrion. Nearly extinct by the 1960s due to DDT poisoning and hunting, the bald eagle recovered dramatically following pesticide bans and the Endangered Species Act.