Fleabane Tortoise Beetle vs Красный ара

Cassida murraea compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Fleabane Tortoise Beetle is Near Threatened while Красный ара is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fleabane Tortoise Beetle	Красный ара
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Cassida	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Cassida murraea	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fleabane Tortoise Beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fleabane Tortoise Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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