Lesser Capybara vs arara-vermelha

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient while arara-vermelha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	arara-vermelha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Caviidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Capybara and arara-vermelha share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

arara-vermelha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	arara-vermelha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

arara-vermelha

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (Norway, United Kingdom), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

arara-vermelha

A arara-verde-e-vermelha (Ara chloropterus) esta classificada como Menos Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela