maracanã-guaçu vs Dwarf sawfish

Ara severus compared with Pristis clavata

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Dwarf sawfish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Dwarf sawfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pristidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Pristis
Species	Ara severus	Pristis clavata

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and Dwarf sawfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf sawfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Dwarf sawfish
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).

Dwarf sawfish

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.