Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Circular Ear Shell

Ara ararauna compared with Haliotis cyclobates

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Circular Ear Shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)
Class	Aves (นก)	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)
Order	Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Haliotidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Haliotis
Species	Ara ararauna	Haliotis cyclobates

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Circular Ear Shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Circular Ear Shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Circular Ear Shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Circular Ear Shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

One of the most striking and widely kept macaw species, blue-and-yellow macaws display brilliant cobalt blue upper parts contrasting with vivid yellow underparts and green forehead. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna from eastern Panama through Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia to Peru and Ecuador. Highly intelligent, they live in pairs or small flocks, feeding on palm nuts, seeds, and fruit. Popular in aviculture for over 400 years, they can live 80+ years in captivity.

Circular Ear Shell

The Circular Ear Shell (Haliotis cyclobates) is a species in the genus Haliotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.