Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Scarlet Macaw

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Mollusca (رخويات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Gastropoda (بطنيات القدم)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Stylommatophora (عاموديات العيون)	Psittaciformes (ببغاء)
Family	Camaenidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Aetholitis	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Australia.

Scarlet Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

The Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail (Aetholitis gerdesae) is a species in the genus Aetholitis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Scarlet Macaw

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.