maracanã-guaçu vs Santa Fe Frog

Ara severus compared with Leptodactylus laticeps

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Santa Fe Frog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Santa Fe Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Amphibia (Anfíbios)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Leptodactylidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Leptodactylus
Species	Ara severus	Leptodactylus laticeps

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and Santa Fe Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Santa Fe Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Santa Fe Frog
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).

Santa Fe Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.