白头海雕 vs Lion

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Panthera leo

Key Differences

• 白头海雕 is Not Evaluated while Lion is Vulnerable.
• Lion is 38.0x heavier than 白头海雕.
• 白头海雕 lives longer (28 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	白头海雕	Lion
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)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Accipitriformes (鷹形目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Panthera leo

Evolutionary Relationship

白头海雕 and Lion 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 ↑

Lion

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~23.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	白头海雕	Lion
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	28 years	15 years
Average Length	90 cm	2.5 m
Average Weight	5.0 kg	190.0 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).

Lion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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。

Lion

非洲最大的野生猫科动物，体重可达250公斤，是撒哈拉以南非洲稀树草原和草地中唯一营群居生活的猫科动物。雄狮以其标志性的鬃毛著称。作为顶级捕食者，狮子调节草食动物种群，维持生态系统平衡。因栖息地丧失和人兽冲突被列为易危物种。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador