araracanga vs Variable Abalone

Ara macao compared with Haliotis varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	araracanga	Variable Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class	Aves (ave)	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Haliotidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Haliotis
Species	Ara macao	Haliotis varia

Evolutionary Relationship

araracanga and Variable Abalone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

araracanga

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Variable Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	araracanga	Variable Abalone
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	1.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

araracanga

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Variable Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

araracanga

Uma das aves mais vivamente coloridas das Americas, a arara-vermelha (Ara macao) exibe uma plumagem vermelha, amarela e azul com envergaduras que atingem 1 metro. Encontrada em florestas umidas de terras baixas do Mexico a Bolivia, e altamente inteligente, longeva - ate 75 anos - e forma pares permanentes. Percorre longas distancias ate lambedouros de argila onde consome solo rico em minerais para desintoxicar sementes. Classificada como Pouco Preocupante, mas localmente ameacada pela perda de habitat e pelo comercio de animais de estimacao.