Ash Dieback vs Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Ara ararauna

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Helotiaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Ara ararauna

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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).

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway