Brookweed Smut vs Scarlet Macaw

Entyloma henningsianum compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Brookweed Smut is Not Evaluated while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brookweed Smut	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Entylomatales (Entylomatales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Entylomataceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Entyloma	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Entyloma henningsianum	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Brookweed Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brookweed Smut	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brookweed Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.

Brookweed Smut

The Brookweed Smut (Entyloma henningsianum) is a species in the genus Entyloma. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. It is found across Denmark, 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.