Red-and-green Macaw vs Salento Iris

Ara chloropterus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-and-green Macaw	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Iris
Species	Ara chloropterus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-and-green Macaw	Salento Iris
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).

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.