araracanga vs Wingstem spurry

Ara macao compared with Spergula pentandra

Key Differences

• araracanga is Least Concern while Wingstem spurry is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	araracanga	Wingstem spurry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Spergula
Species	Ara macao	Spergula pentandra

Conservation Status

araracanga

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Wingstem spurry

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	araracanga	Wingstem spurry
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.

Wingstem spurry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, Portugal, and United States.

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.