arara-canindé vs Mao

Ara ararauna compared with Gymnomyza samoensis

Key Differences

• arara-canindé is Least Concern while Mao is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arara-canindé	Mao
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Meliphagidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Gymnomyza
Species	Ara ararauna	Gymnomyza samoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

arara-canindé and Mao share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (ave)

Conservation Status

arara-canindé

LC — Least Concern

Mao

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arara-canindé	Mao
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Mao

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway