Barriga-de-água vs maracanã-guaçu

Carcharhinus plumbeus compared with Ara severus

Key Differences

Barriga-de-água is Endangered while maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barriga-de-água	maracanã-guaçu
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Aves (ave)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Carcharhinidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Carcharhinus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Carcharhinus plumbeus	Ara severus

Evolutionary Relationship

Barriga-de-água and maracanã-guaçu share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Barriga-de-água

EN — Endangered

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barriga-de-água	maracanã-guaçu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barriga-de-água

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

Barriga-de-água

The Brown Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is a species in the genus Carcharhinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.