Golden eagle vs Steppe eagle
The golden eagle is heavier: 4.25 kg against 2.71 kg for the steppe eagle, about 57% more.
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What is the difference between a golden eagle and a steppe eagle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The golden eagle is heavier: 4.25 kg against 2.71 kg for the steppe eagle, about 57% more.
- The steppe eagle is longer-lived: 40.7 years against 32 years for the golden eagle, about 27% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Aquila, so they are close relatives.
- The golden eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the steppe eagle is Endangered.
Side by side
| Golden eagle | Steppe eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Aquila chrysaetos | Aquila nipalensis |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 3.57 kg – 5.19 kg | 2.33 kg – 2.99 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 32 years | 40.7 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland | grassland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Endangered |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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