Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Hairy-nosed otter

Ara ararauna compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Aves (chim)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Psittaciformes (Bộ Vẹt)	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Ara ararauna	Lutra sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Hairy-nosed otter share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (động vật có dây sống)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Hairy-nosed otter
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).

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.