False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Red-and-green Macaw

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Asilidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Leptarthrus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Red-and-green Macaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway