American Bald Eagle vs fox tapeworm

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Echinococcus multilocularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Bald Eagle fox tapeworm
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Platyhelminthes (หนอนตัวแบน)
Class Aves (นก) Cestoda (พยาธิตัวตืด)
Order Accipitriformes (อันดับเหยี่ยว) Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Taeniidae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Echinococcus
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Echinococcus multilocularis

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bald Eagle and fox tapeworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Bald Eagle fox tapeworm
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 28 years
Average Length 90 cm
Average Weight 5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bald Eagle

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).

fox tapeworm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

American Bald Eagle

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.

fox tapeworm

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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