Red-and-green Macaw vs Red-thighed Epeolus

Ara chloropterus compared with Epeolus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-and-green Macaw	Red-thighed Epeolus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Epeolus
Species	Ara chloropterus	Epeolus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Red-thighed Epeolus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-and-green Macaw	Red-thighed Epeolus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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-thighed Epeolus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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