Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Ara ararauna compared with Cormura brevirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (burung)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Psittaciformes (Bayan)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Cormura
Species	Ara ararauna	Cormura brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Chestnut Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

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).

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

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.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela