brown-throated conure vs Hover fly

Aratinga pertinax compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown-throated conure	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Syrphidae
Genus	Aratinga	Cheilosia
Species	Aratinga pertinax	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

brown-throated conure and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown-throated conure

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown-throated conure	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown-throated conure

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.