Pine processionary vs Red-and-green Macaw

Thaumetopoea pityocampa compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Pine processionary is Not Evaluated while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pine processionary	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Notodontidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Thaumetopoea	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Thaumetopoea pityocampa	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pine processionary and Red-and-green Macaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pine processionary

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pine processionary	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pine processionary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, and Norway.

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