Abutilon-Hemp vs Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Abutilon theophrasti compared with Ara ararauna

Key Differences

• Abutilon-Hemp is Not Evaluated while Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abutilon-Hemp	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Malvaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Abutilon	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Abutilon theophrasti	Ara ararauna

Conservation Status

Abutilon-Hemp

NE — Not Evaluated

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abutilon-Hemp	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abutilon-Hemp

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Abutilon-Hemp

The Abutilon-Hemp (Abutilon theophrasti) is a species in the genus Abutilon. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Albania, Australia, Belgium, and 2 other countries, inhabiting Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

One of the most striking and widely kept macaw species, blue-and-yellow macaws display brilliant cobalt blue upper parts contrasting with vivid yellow underparts and green forehead. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna from eastern Panama through Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia to Peru and Ecuador. Highly intelligent, they live in pairs or small flocks, feeding on palm nuts, seeds, and fruit. Popular in aviculture for over 400 years, they can live 80+ years in captivity.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States