Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Mandarin Vole

Ara severus compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cricetidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Lasiopodomys
Species	Ara severus	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-fronted Macaw and Mandarin Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Mandarin Vole
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).

Mandarin Vole

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.