Красный ара vs Smalltooth stingray

Ara macao compared with Hypanus rudis

Key Differences

• Красный ара is Least Concern while Smalltooth stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Красный ара	Smalltooth stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)	Myliobatiformes (хвостоколообразные)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Hypanus
Species	Ara macao	Hypanus rudis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Smalltooth stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Красный ара	Smalltooth stingray
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.

Smalltooth stingray

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.