Piebald Alpine Toad vs Scharlachara

Scutiger maculatus compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Piebald Alpine Toad is Critically Endangered while Scharlachara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Piebald Alpine Toad	Scharlachara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibien)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Anura (Froschlurche)	Psittaciformes (Papageien)
Family	Megophryidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Scutiger	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Scutiger maculatus	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Piebald Alpine Toad

CR — Critically Endangered

Scharlachara

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Piebald Alpine Toad	Scharlachara
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Piebald Alpine Toad

Habitat

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

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.

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.