Ara rouge vs Raie à queue épineuse

Ara macao compared with Bathyraja spinicauda

Key Differences

• Ara rouge is Least Concern while Raie à queue épineuse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ara rouge	Raie à queue épineuse
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Bathyraja
Species	Ara macao	Bathyraja spinicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Ara rouge and Raie à queue épineuse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ara rouge

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Raie à queue épineuse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ara rouge	Raie à queue épineuse
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	1.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Raie à queue épineuse

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway