白头海雕 vs Komodo Dragon

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Varanus komodoensis

Key Differences

• 白头海雕 is Not Evaluated while Komodo Dragon is Endangered.
• Komodo Dragon is 14.0x heavier than 白头海雕.
• Komodo Dragon lives longer (30 years vs 28 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	白头海雕	Komodo Dragon
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Aves (鳥綱)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Accipitriformes (鷹形目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Varanus komodoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

白头海雕 and Komodo Dragon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

白头海雕

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Komodo Dragon

EN — Endangered

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	白头海雕	Komodo Dragon
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	28 years	30 years
Average Length	90 cm	2.6 m
Average Weight	5.0 kg	70.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

白头海雕

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).

Komodo Dragon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

白头海雕

白头海雕是美国国鸟，也是美国生态保护史上的成功案例，曾因滴滴涕（DDT）的广泛使用而濒临灭绝，经保护措施的实施后种群数量已显著恢复。该物种在IUCN红色名录中被评估为无危（LC），以白色头颈和尾羽与深棕色体羽形成的鲜明对比为主要识别特征。它们主要以鱼类为食，也会捕食哺乳动物和腐肉。

Komodo Dragon

科莫多巨蜥（Varanus komodoensis）是现存最大的蜥蜴，仅分布于印度尼西亚的少数岛屿。