Красный ара vs Two-colored Robber Frog

Ara macao compared with Pristimantis bicolor

Key Differences

• Красный ара is Least Concern while Two-colored Robber Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Красный ара	Two-colored Robber Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Amphibia (земноводные)
Order	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)	Anura (бесхвостые земноводные)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Craugastoridae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Pristimantis
Species	Ara macao	Pristimantis bicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Красный ара and Two-colored Robber Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Two-colored Robber Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Красный ара	Two-colored Robber Frog
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.

Two-colored Robber Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across 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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia