Белоголовый орлан vs floating crystalwort

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

  • Белоголовый орлан is Not Evaluated while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Белоголовый орлан floating crystalwort
Kingdom Animalia (животные) Plantae (растения)
Phylum Chordata (хордовые) Marchantiophyta (печёночные мхи)
Class Aves (птицы) Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order Accipitriformes (ястребообразные) Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Ricciaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Riccia
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Белоголовый орлан

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Белоголовый орлан floating crystalwort
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).

floating crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

floating crystalwort

No description available.

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