Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Highveld Golden Mole

Ara severus compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Amblysomus
Species	Ara severus	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-fronted Macaw and Highveld Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Highveld Golden Mole
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).

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.