maracanã-guaçu vs Diabo-do-mar

Ara severus compared with Mobula mobular

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Diabo-do-mar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Diabo-do-mar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Mobula
Species	Ara severus	Mobula mobular

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and Diabo-do-mar share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Diabo-do-mar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Diabo-do-mar
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).

Diabo-do-mar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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.