Australian King-Parrot vs marsh pennywort

Alisterus scapularis compared with Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Key Differences

Australian King-Parrot is Least Concern while marsh pennywort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian King-Parrot	marsh pennywort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Araliaceae
Genus	Alisterus	Hydrocotyle
Species	Alisterus scapularis	Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Conservation Status

Australian King-Parrot

LC — Least Concern

marsh pennywort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian King-Parrot	marsh pennywort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian King-Parrot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (United Arab Emirates) and Europe (5 countries).

marsh pennywort

Habitat

Inhabits temperate grasslands and steppes and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Australian King-Parrot

The Australian King-Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species in the genus Alisterus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.