maracanã-guaçu vs Northern Hog-badger

Ara severus compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Northern Hog-badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Arctonyx
Species	Ara severus	Arctonyx albogularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Northern Hog-badger
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 Hog-badger

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.