Billed Toad vs Gelbbrustara

Rhinella macrorhina compared with Ara ararauna

Key Differences

Billed Toad is Endangered while Gelbbrustara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Billed Toad	Gelbbrustara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibien)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Anura (Froschlurche)	Psittaciformes (Papageien)
Family	Bufonidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Rhinella	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Rhinella macrorhina	Ara ararauna

Evolutionary Relationship

Billed Toad and Gelbbrustara share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Ansehen Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Billed Toad

EN — Endangered

Gelbbrustara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Billed Toad	Gelbbrustara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Billed Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gelbbrustara

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Billed Toad

The Billed Toad (Rhinella macrorhina) is a species in the genus Rhinella. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Gelbbrustara

One of the most striking and widely kept macaw species, blue-and-yellow macaws display brilliant cobalt blue upper parts contrasting with vivid yellow underparts and green forehead. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna from eastern Panama through Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia to Peru and Ecuador. Highly intelligent, they live in pairs or small flocks, feeding on palm nuts, seeds, and fruit. Popular in aviculture for over 400 years, they can live 80+ years in captivity.