Bastard Cress vs brown-throated conure

Lepidium campestre compared with Aratinga pertinax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bastard Cress brown-throated conure
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Aves (Birds)
Order Brassicales (Brassicales) Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family Brassicaceae Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus Lepidium Aratinga
Species Lepidium campestre Aratinga pertinax

Conservation Status

Bastard Cress

LC — Least Concern

brown-throated conure

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bastard Cress brown-throated conure
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Cress

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

brown-throated conure

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Bastard Cress

The Bastard Cress (Lepidium campestre) is a species in the genus Lepidium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re.

brown-throated conure

The Brown-throated Conure (Aratinga pertinax) is a species in the genus Aratinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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