Красный ара vs Spinetail ray

Ara macao compared with Bathyraja spinicauda

Key Differences

• Красный ара is Least Concern while Spinetail ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Красный ара	Spinetail ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)	Rajiformes (скатообразные)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Bathyraja
Species	Ara macao	Bathyraja spinicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Spinetail ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Красный ара	Spinetail ray
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.

Spinetail ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway