arrowroot vs Scharlachara

Thalia geniculata compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Scharlachara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Thaliacea (Salpen)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Psittaciformes (Papageien)
Family	Salpidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Thalia	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Thalia geniculata	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Scharlachara share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Scharlachara

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Scharlachara
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Scharlachara

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Scharlachara

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia