Белоголовый орлан vs Painted electric ray

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Diplobatis pictus

Key Differences

• Белоголовый орлан is Not Evaluated while Painted electric ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Белоголовый орлан	Painted electric ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Accipitriformes (ястребообразные)	Torpediniformes (электрические скаты)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Narcinidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Diplobatis
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Diplobatis pictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Белоголовый орлан

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Painted electric ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Белоголовый орлан	Painted electric ray
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).

Painted electric ray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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.