maracanã-guaçu vs Sumatran orangutan

Ara severus compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Ara severus	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Sumatran orangutan
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).

Sumatran orangutan

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.