Changeable Rock-moss vs Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Andreaea mutabilis compared with Ara severus

Key Differences

Changeable Rock-moss is Not Evaluated while Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Changeable Rock-moss	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Andreaeopsida (Andreaeopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Andreaeales (Andreaeales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Andreaeaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Andreaea	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Andreaea mutabilis	Ara severus

Conservation Status

Changeable Rock-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Changeable Rock-moss	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Changeable Rock-moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Changeable Rock-moss

The Changeable Rock-moss (Andreaea mutabilis) is a species in the genus Andreaea. Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

A medium-sized macaw of Central and South American tropical forests from southern Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil, chestnut-fronted macaws have predominantly green plumage with a chestnut forehead, red shoulder patches, and blue flight feathers. The smallest of the true macaws, they inhabit forest edges, savannas, and secondary woodland and often raid crops, making them locally unpopular with farmers. They are popular aviary birds, but wild populations face pressure from trapping and deforestation.