Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Lowland Tapir

Ara severus compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Psittaciformes (Papağansılar)	Perissodactyla (Tek toynaklılar)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Tapiridae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Tapirus
Species	Ara severus	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-fronted Macaw and Lowland Tapir share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

A medium-sized macaw of Central and South American tropical forests from southern Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil, chestnut-fronted macaws have predominantly green plumage with a chestnut forehead, red shoulder patches, and blue flight feathers. The smallest of the true macaws, they inhabit forest edges, savannas, and secondary woodland and often raid crops, making them locally unpopular with farmers. They are popular aviary birds, but wild populations face pressure from trapping and deforestation.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela