Alfred manta vs Белоголовый орлан

Mobula alfredi compared with Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Key Differences

• Alfred manta is Vulnerable while Белоголовый орлан is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfred manta	Белоголовый орлан
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Aves (птицы)
Order	Myliobatiformes (хвостоколообразные)	Accipitriformes (ястребообразные)
Family	Myliobatidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Mobula	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Mobula alfredi	Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alfred manta

VU — Vulnerable

Белоголовый орлан

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfred manta

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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).

Alfred manta

The Alfred manta (Mobula alfredi) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway