Black Bryony vs araracanga

Dioscorea orientalis compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bryony	araracanga
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (ave)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Dioscorea	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Dioscorea orientalis	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Black Bryony

LC — Least Concern

araracanga

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bryony	araracanga
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bryony

Habitat

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

araracanga

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.

Black Bryony

The Black Bryony (Dioscorea orientalis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

araracanga

Uma das aves mais vivamente coloridas das Americas, a arara-vermelha (Ara macao) exibe uma plumagem vermelha, amarela e azul com envergaduras que atingem 1 metro. Encontrada em florestas umidas de terras baixas do Mexico a Bolivia, e altamente inteligente, longeva - ate 75 anos - e forma pares permanentes. Percorre longas distancias ate lambedouros de argila onde consome solo rico em minerais para desintoxicar sementes. Classificada como Pouco Preocupante, mas localmente ameacada pela perda de habitat e pelo comercio de animais de estimacao.