Ara bleu vs Crocidure des Jardins

Ara ararauna compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ara bleu	Crocidure des Jardins
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Soricidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Crocidura
Species	Ara ararauna	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Ara bleu and Crocidure des Jardins share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ara bleu

LC — Least Concern

Crocidure des Jardins

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ara bleu	Crocidure des Jardins
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ara bleu

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Crocidure des Jardins

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Ara bleu

One of the most striking and widely kept macaw species, blue-and-yellow macaws display brilliant cobalt blue upper parts contrasting with vivid yellow underparts and green forehead. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna from eastern Panama through Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia to Peru and Ecuador. Highly intelligent, they live in pairs or small flocks, feeding on palm nuts, seeds, and fruit. Popular in aviculture for over 400 years, they can live 80+ years in captivity.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom