白头海雕 vs sun shell

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Astraea heliotropium

Key Differences

• 白头海雕 is Not Evaluated while sun shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	白头海雕	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Mollusca (软体动物门)
Class	Aves (鳥綱)	Gastropoda (腹足纲)
Order	Accipitriformes (鷹形目)	Trochida (马蹄螺目)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Turbinidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Astraea
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

白头海雕 and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

白头海雕

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	白头海雕	sun shell
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).

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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。