Greenback stingaree vs Красный ара

Urolophus viridis compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Greenback stingaree is Vulnerable while Красный ара is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenback stingaree	Красный ара
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Aves (птицы)
Order	Myliobatiformes (хвостоколообразные)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Urolophidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Urolophus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Urolophus viridis	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Greenback stingaree and Красный ара share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Greenback stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greenback stingaree

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.