maracanã-guaçu vs Variable Green Toad

Ara severus compared with Bufotes variabilis

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Variable Green Toad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Variable Green Toad
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)	Bufonidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Bufotes
Species	Ara severus	Bufotes variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and Variable Green Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Variable Green Toad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Variable Green Toad
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).

Variable Green Toad

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.