Oriental Plane-tree vs Red-and-green Macaw

Platanus orientalis compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Oriental Plane-tree is Data Deficient while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental Plane-tree	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Platanaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Platanus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Platanus orientalis	Ara chloropterus

Conservation Status

Oriental Plane-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental Plane-tree	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oriental Plane-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom