Белоголовый орлан vs Beddome’s Cycas

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Cycas beddomei

Key Differences

  • Белоголовый орлан is Not Evaluated while Beddome’s Cycas is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Белоголовый орлан Beddome’s Cycas
Kingdom Animalia (животные) Plantae (растения)
Phylum Chordata (хордовые) Tracheophyta
Class Aves (птицы) Cycadopsida (саговниковые)
Order Accipitriformes (ястребообразные) Cycadales (саговниковые)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Cycadaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Cycas
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Cycas beddomei

Conservation Status

Белоголовый орлан

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Beddome’s Cycas

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Белоголовый орлан Beddome’s Cycas
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 28 years
Average Length 90 cm
Average Weight 5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic 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).

Beddome’s Cycas

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.

Beddome’s Cycas

The Beddome’s Cycas (Cycas beddomei) is a species in the genus Cycas. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Cycas beddomei.

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