Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Devil fish

Ara ararauna compared with Mobula mobular

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Devil fish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Devil fish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Mobula
Species	Ara ararauna	Mobula mobular

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Devil fish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Devil fish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Devil fish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Devil fish

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.