Ash Rust vs Scharlachara

Puccinia sparganioidis compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

Ash Rust is Not Evaluated while Scharlachara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Rust	Scharlachara
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Pucciniales (Rostpilze)	Psittaciformes (Papageien)
Family	Pucciniaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Puccinia	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Puccinia sparganioidis	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Ash Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Scharlachara

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Ash Rust

Ash rust (Puccinia sparganioidis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.