maracanã-guaçu vs Irrawaddy dolphin

Ara severus compared with Orcaella brevirostris

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Irrawaddy dolphin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Irrawaddy dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Orcaella
Species	Ara severus	Orcaella brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Irrawaddy dolphin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Irrawaddy dolphin
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).

Irrawaddy dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.