Steppe eagle vs Wedge-tailed eagle
The wedge-tailed eagle is heavier: 3.45 kg against 2.71 kg for the steppe eagle, about 27% more.
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What is the difference between a steppe eagle and a wedge-tailed eagle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The wedge-tailed eagle is heavier: 3.45 kg against 2.71 kg for the steppe eagle, about 27% more.
- The steppe eagle is longer-lived: 40.7 years against 33.2 years for the wedge-tailed eagle, about 22% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Aquila, so they are close relatives.
- The steppe eagle is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the wedge-tailed eagle is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Steppe eagle | Wedge-tailed eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Aquila nipalensis | Aquila audax |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 2.33 kg – 2.99 kg | 3.04 kg – 3.86 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 40.7 years | 33.2 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland | woodland |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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