False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Ara rouge

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Ara rouge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Ara rouge
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Asilidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Leptarthrus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Ara rouge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Ara rouge

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Ara rouge
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway