Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee vs Guacamaya roja

Megachile centuncularis compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee	Guacamaya roja
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Megachilidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Megachile	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Megachile centuncularis	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee and Guacamaya roja share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Vista Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Guacamaya roja

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee	Guacamaya roja
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Guacamaya roja

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.

Una de las aves mas vistosamente coloreadas de las Americas, la guacamaya roja (Ara macao) exhibe un brillante plumaje rojo, amarillo y azul con una envergadura de hasta 1 metro. Habita en bosques humedos de tierras bajas desde Mexico hasta Bolivia; es muy inteligente, longeva -hasta 75 anos- y forma parejas de por vida. Viaja largas distancias hasta saladeros donde consume suelo rico en minerales para desintoxicar semillas. Clasificada como Preocupacion Menor, aunque localmente amenazada por la perdida de habitat y el comercio de mascotas.