白头海雕 vs

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Nitrosotalea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank 白头海雕
Kingdom Animalia (动物界) Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum Chordata (脊索动物门) Thermoproteota (热变形菌门)
Class Aves (鳥綱) Nitrososphaeria (Nitrososphaeria)
Order Accipitriformes (鷹形目) Nitrososphaerales (Nitrososphaerales)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Nitrosopumilaceae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Nitrosotalea
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Nitrosotalea

Conservation Status

白头海雕

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute 白头海雕
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 28 years
Average Length 90 cm
Average Weight 5.0 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).

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。

Nitrosotalea是泉古菌门的一个氨氧化古菌属,以在大多数其他硝化微生物无法生存的酸性条件下进行硝化的能力而区别。该属物种在全球酸性土壤中被检测到,表明在低pH生境氮循环中发挥重要但被低估的作用。该属在从农业土壤培养模式种后建立。

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