maracanã-guaçu vs Large-Spored Truffle

Ara severus compared with Tuber macrosporum

Key Differences

maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Large-Spored Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Large-Spored Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (ave)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Tuber
Species	Ara severus	Tuber macrosporum

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Large-Spored Truffle
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).

Large-Spored Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.