Mahagonikirsche vs Scharlachara

Prunus serrula compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Mahagonikirsche is Not Evaluated while Scharlachara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mahagonikirsche	Scharlachara
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Rosales (Rosenartige)	Psittaciformes (Papageien)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Prunus serrula	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Mahagonikirsche

NE — Not Evaluated

Scharlachara

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mahagonikirsche

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Mahagonikirsche

The Birchbark cherry (Prunus serrula) is a species in the genus Prunus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway