maracanã-guaçu vs Northern Bettong

Ara severus compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Potoroidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Bettongia
Species	Ara severus	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

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.