Adantic White-Sided Dolphin vs Scarlet Macaw

Lagenorhynchus acutus compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Adantic White-Sided Dolphin is Not Evaluated while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adantic White-Sided Dolphin	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Lagenorhynchus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Lagenorhynchus acutus	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Adantic White-Sided Dolphin and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Adantic White-Sided Dolphin

NE — Not Evaluated

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adantic White-Sided Dolphin	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adantic White-Sided Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Adantic White-Sided Dolphin

The Adantic White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) is a species in the genus Lagenorhynchus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, found across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway