Guacamaya roja vs Small Scabious Mining Bee

Ara macao compared with Andrena marginata

Key Differences

Guacamaya roja is Least Concern while Small Scabious Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guacamaya roja	Small Scabious Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Andrenidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Andrena
Species	Ara macao	Andrena marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

Guacamaya roja and Small Scabious Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Vista Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Guacamaya roja

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Small Scabious Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guacamaya roja	Small Scabious Mining Bee
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	1.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Small Scabious Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Guacamaya roja

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.