maracanã-guaçu vs New Caledonia Wattled Bat

Ara severus compared with Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while New Caledonia Wattled Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	New Caledonia Wattled Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Chalinolobus
Species	Ara severus	Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and New Caledonia Wattled Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	New Caledonia Wattled Bat
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).

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

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.