maracanã-guaçu vs Multispine skate

Ara severus compared with Bathyraja multispinis

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Multispine skate is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Multispine skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Bathyraja
Species	Ara severus	Bathyraja multispinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Multispine skate

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Multispine skate
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).

Multispine skate

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile. 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.