American Bald Eagle vs

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Exiguobacterium indicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Bald Eagle
Kingdom Animalia (hayvan) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (Kordalılar) Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class Aves (kuş) Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Exiguobacterales
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Exiguobacteraceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Exiguobacterium
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Exiguobacterium indicum

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Bald Eagle
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).

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Exiguobacterium indicum is a Gram-positive, psychrotolerant bacterium in the family Bacillaceae, isolated from cold Himalayan glacial environments in India. Its ability to grow at low temperatures makes it of interest for cold-adapted microbial research.

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