cystoptère grêle vs Ara rouge

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

  • cystoptère grêle is Not Evaluated while Ara rouge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank cystoptère grêle Ara rouge
Kingdom Plantae (plante) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida) Aves (oiseau)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family Cystopteridaceae Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus Cystopteris Ara (Macaws)
Species Cystopteris tenuis Ara macao

Conservation Status

cystoptère grêle

NE — Not Evaluated

Ara rouge

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute cystoptère grêle Ara rouge
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 50 years
Average Length 85 cm
Average Weight 1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

cystoptère grêle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ara rouge

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.

cystoptère grêle

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Ara rouge

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.

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