Mountain hawk-eagle vs Wallace's hawk-eagle
The mountain hawk-eagle is heavier: 3.01 kg against 557.8 g for the wallace's hawk-eagle, about 5.4 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a mountain hawk-eagle and a wallace's hawk-eagle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The mountain hawk-eagle is heavier: 3.01 kg against 557.8 g for the wallace's hawk-eagle, about 5.4 times the weight.
- Both belong to the genus Nisaetus, so they are close relatives.
- The mountain hawk-eagle is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the wallace's hawk-eagle is Vulnerable.
Side by side
| Mountain hawk-eagle | Wallace's hawk-eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Nisaetus nipalensis | Nisaetus nanus |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 2.65 kg – 3.36 kg | 555 g – 560 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Vulnerable |
| 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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