Mottled Purple vs Красный ара

Eriocrania sparrmannella compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mottled Purple	Красный ара
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Eriocraniidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Eriocrania	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Eriocrania sparrmannella	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mottled Purple

LC — Least Concern

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mottled Purple

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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