maracanã-guaçu vs Timofeev's Iris

Ara severus compared with Iris timofejewii

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Timofeev's Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Timofeev's Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Aves (ave)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Iris
Species	Ara severus	Iris timofejewii

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and Timofeev's Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Timofeev's Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Timofeev's Iris
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).

Timofeev's Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.