Белоголовый орлан vs Black-edged whipray

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Maculabatis toshi

Key Differences

• Белоголовый орлан is Not Evaluated while Black-edged whipray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Белоголовый орлан	Black-edged whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Accipitriformes (ястребообразные)	Myliobatiformes (хвостоколообразные)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Maculabatis
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Maculabatis toshi

Evolutionary Relationship

Белоголовый орлан and Black-edged whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Белоголовый орлан

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Black-edged whipray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Белоголовый орлан	Black-edged whipray
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).

Black-edged whipray

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.

Black-edged whipray

The Black-edged whipray (Maculabatis toshi) is a species in the genus Maculabatis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.