Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs mountain spike-moss

Ara severus compared with Selaginella densa

Key Differences

• Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern while mountain spike-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	mountain spike-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Selaginella
Species	Ara severus	Selaginella densa

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	mountain spike-moss
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).

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.