Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Common Candy-Striped Spider

Ara severus compared with Enoplognatha ovata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Common Candy-Striped Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Theridiidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Enoplognatha
Species	Ara severus	Enoplognatha ovata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-fronted Macaw and Common Candy-Striped Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Common Candy-Striped Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Common Candy-Striped Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Common Candy-Striped Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

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.

Common Candy-Striped Spider

<em>Enoplognatha ovata</em>, commonly known as the common candy striped spider, is an arachnid species found across Europe, Canada, and the United States. It typically inhabits terrestrial environments, often found in vegetation such as shrubs, hedgerows, tall grasses, and garden plants where it constructs irregular webs to capture prey. The species is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, reflecting its broad distribution and stable population status. Common candy striped spider belongs to the genus <em>Enoplognatha</em> within the family Theridiidae. It is named for the distinctive color patterns that often appear on the abdomen, which can vary from white to yellow with red or dark stripes depending on the individual and geographic variant. Biological traits such as average lifespan, body length, and mass of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. The species is commonly encountered across its range and plays a role as a predator of small invertebrates in terrestrial ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States