maracanã-guaçu vs Dwarf whip ray

Ara severus compared with Brevitrygon walga

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Dwarf whip ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Dwarf whip ray
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)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Brevitrygon
Species	Ara severus	Brevitrygon walga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf whip ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Dwarf whip ray
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 whip ray

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.