American Water Plantain vs arara-canindé

Alisma subcordatum compared with Ara ararauna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Water Plantain arara-canindé
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Aves (ave)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family Alismataceae Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus Alisma Ara (Macaws)
Species Alisma subcordatum Ara ararauna

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

arara-canindé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Water Plantain arara-canindé
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Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

arara-canindé

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).

American Water Plantain

The American Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum) is a species in the genus Alisma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

arara-canindé

Uma das espécies de araras mais vistosas e amplamente mantidas em cativeiro, as araras-canindé exibem um brilhante azul-cobalto nas partes superiores contrastando com um vivo amarelo nas partes inferiores e testa verde. Habitam florestas, capoeiras e savanas do leste do Panamá pelo Venezuela, Brasil e Bolívia até o Peru e Equador. Extremamente inteligentes, vivem em casais ou pequenos bandos, alimentando-se de nozes de palmeira, sementes e frutos. Populares em avicultura há mais de 400 anos, podem viver mais de 80 anos em cativeiro.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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