Brazier's Ear Shell vs Scarlet Macaw

Haliotis brazieri compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Brazier's Ear Shell is Near Threatened while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazier's Ear Shell	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Haliotidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Haliotis	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Haliotis brazieri	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazier's Ear Shell and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brazier's Ear Shell

NT — Near Threatened

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazier's Ear Shell	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazier's Ear Shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Australia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Brazier's Ear Shell

The Brazier's Ear Shell (Haliotis brazieri) is a species in the genus Haliotis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.