Cutleaf geranium vs Red-and-green Macaw

Geranium dissectum compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Cutleaf geranium is Endangered while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutleaf geranium	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Geraniaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Geranium	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Geranium dissectum	Ara chloropterus

Conservation Status

Cutleaf geranium

EN — Endangered

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cutleaf geranium	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutleaf geranium

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan, South Korea), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Red-and-green Macaw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (Norway, United Kingdom), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Red-and-green Macaw

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom