delicate germanderwort vs Красный ара

Riccardia multifida compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• delicate germanderwort is Endangered while Красный ара is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	delicate germanderwort	Красный ара
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (печёночные мхи)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (юнгерманиевые печёночники)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Aneuraceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Riccardia	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Riccardia multifida	Ara macao

Conservation Status

delicate germanderwort

EN — Endangered

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	delicate germanderwort	Красный ара
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

delicate germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Красный ара

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.

Красный ара

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway