Красный ара vs Shingled Hedgehog

Ara macao compared with Sarcodon imbricatus

Key Differences

• Красный ара is Least Concern while Shingled Hedgehog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Красный ара	Shingled Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Sarcodon
Species	Ara macao	Sarcodon imbricatus

Conservation Status

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Shingled Hedgehog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Shingled Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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