maracanã-guaçu vs Hispaniolan Streamside Frog

Ara severus compared with Eleutherodactylus schmidti

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Hispaniolan Streamside Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Hispaniolan Streamside Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Amphibia (Anfíbios)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Eleutherodactylidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Eleutherodactylus
Species	Ara severus	Eleutherodactylus schmidti

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and Hispaniolan Streamside Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Hispaniolan Streamside Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Hispaniolan Streamside Frog
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).

Hispaniolan Streamside Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.