African striped weasel vs maracanã-guaçu

Poecilogale albinucha compared with Ara severus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African striped weasel	maracanã-guaçu
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Poecilogale	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Poecilogale albinucha	Ara severus

Evolutionary Relationship

African striped weasel and maracanã-guaçu share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

African striped weasel

LC — Least Concern

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African striped weasel	maracanã-guaçu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African striped weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maracanã-guaçu

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

African striped weasel

The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) is a species in the genus Poecilogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maracanã-guaçu

A maracanã-do-Orinoco (Ara severus) é uma arara de médio porte do gênero Ara, habitante de florestas tropicais e savanas arborizadas da América do Sul, do Panamá ao Brasil central. Possui plumagem verde com testa castanha, asas azuis e cauda avermelhada. Vive em grupos barulhentos e se alimenta de frutos, sementes e flores. Nidifica em ocos de árvores. É frequentemente mantida como ave de gaiola, sendo comercializada ilegalmente.