maracanã-guaçu vs Crescent Map Lichen

Ara severus compared with Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Crescent Map Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (ave)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Rhizocarpon
Species	Ara severus	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Crescent Map Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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).

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.