Distichous Cotoneaster vs Красный ара

Cotoneaster nitidus compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Distichous Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Красный ара is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Distichous Cotoneaster	Красный ара
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Rosales (розоцветные)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Cotoneaster	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Cotoneaster nitidus	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Distichous Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Distichous Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom