Red-and-green Macaw vs

Ara chloropterus compared with Sphingomonas panni

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Sphingomonas
Species	Ara chloropterus	Sphingomonas panni

Conservation Status

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-and-green Macaw
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).

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingomonas panni is a yellow-pigmented, Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first isolated from a nylon-degrading environment. It inhabits industrial and contaminated soil environments where synthetic polymers may be present. This bacterium degrades nylon oligomers and participates in the breakdown of synthetic organic compounds.