Florida arrowroot vs Красный ара

Zamia pumila compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable while Красный ара is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Florida arrowroot	Красный ара
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Cycadopsida (саговниковые)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Cycadales (саговниковые)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Zamiaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Zamia	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Zamia pumila	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Florida arrowroot

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.