Australian shovelnose ray vs arara-canindé

Aptychotrema rostrata compared with Ara ararauna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian shovelnose ray	arara-canindé
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Aves (ave)
Order	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Rhinobatidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Aptychotrema	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Aptychotrema rostrata	Ara ararauna

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian shovelnose ray and arara-canindé share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Australian shovelnose ray

LC — Least Concern

arara-canindé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian shovelnose ray	arara-canindé
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian shovelnose ray

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).

Australian shovelnose ray

The Australian shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema rostrata) is a species in the genus Aptychotrema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Aptychotrema rostrata contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.

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.