Kap-Ochsenzunge vs Scharlachara

Anchusa capensis compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

Kap-Ochsenzunge is Not Evaluated while Scharlachara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kap-Ochsenzunge	Scharlachara
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Psittaciformes (Papageien)
Family	Boraginaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Anchusa	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Anchusa capensis	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Kap-Ochsenzunge

NE — Not Evaluated

Scharlachara

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kap-Ochsenzunge	Scharlachara
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kap-Ochsenzunge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Namibia), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Kap-Ochsenzunge

The Cape bugloss (Anchusa capensis) is a species in the genus Anchusa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.