Red-and-green Macaw vs Variable Chafer

Ara chloropterus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-and-green Macaw	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Gnorimus
Species	Ara chloropterus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-and-green Macaw	Variable Chafer
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).

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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