Figleaf gourd vs Red-and-green Macaw

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Cucurbita	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Ara chloropterus

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador