Scarlet Macaw vs Thyme Pug

Ara macao compared with Eupithecia distinctaria

Key Differences

• Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern while Thyme Pug is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Macaw	Thyme Pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Geometridae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Eupithecia
Species	Ara macao	Eupithecia distinctaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarlet Macaw and Thyme Pug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Thyme Pug

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Macaw	Thyme Pug
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	1.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarlet Macaw

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.

Thyme Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Scarlet Macaw

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium