maracanã-guaçu vs Dwarf Spurge Rust

Ara severus compared with Uromyces tuberculatus

Key Differences

maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Dwarf Spurge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Dwarf Spurge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (ave)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Uromyces
Species	Ara severus	Uromyces tuberculatus

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Spurge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Dwarf Spurge Rust
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 Spurge Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.

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.