Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Malayan Water Shrew

Ara ararauna compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Soricidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Chimarrogale
Species	Ara ararauna	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Malayan Water Shrew
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).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.