Красный ара vs Variable Green Toad

Ara macao compared with Bufotes variabilis

Key Differences

• Красный ара is Least Concern while Variable Green Toad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Красный ара	Variable Green Toad
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)	Bufonidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Bufotes
Species	Ara macao	Bufotes variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Красный ара and Variable Green Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Variable Green Toad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Красный ара	Variable Green Toad
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.

Variable Green Toad

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden. 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.