Elktoe vs Красный ара

Alasmidonta marginata compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elktoe	Красный ара
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Mollusca (моллюски)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Bivalvia (двустворчатые)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Unionida (Униониды)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Unionidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Alasmidonta	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Alasmidonta marginata	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Elktoe and Красный ара share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Elktoe

LC — Least Concern

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elktoe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway