maracanã-guaçu vs Ghost shark

Ara severus compared with Hydrolagus mitsukurii

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Ghost shark is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Ghost shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Chimaeridae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Hydrolagus
Species	Ara severus	Hydrolagus mitsukurii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Ghost shark

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Ghost shark
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).

Ghost shark

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.