Brown Fruit Rot vs Scarlet Macaw

Monilinia fructicola compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

Brown Fruit Rot is Not Evaluated while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Fruit Rot	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Sclerotiniaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Monilinia	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Monilinia fructicola	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Brown Fruit Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Fruit Rot	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Fruit Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Brown Fruit Rot

The Brown Fruit Rot (Monilinia fructicola) is a species in the genus Monilinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Found across Europe (8 countries). As a member of the Monilinia genus, this species contributes to biodiversity in its native range.

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.