brown-throated conure vs Northern Emerald

Aratinga pertinax compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• brown-throated conure is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown-throated conure	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Corduliidae
Genus	Aratinga	Somatochlora
Species	Aratinga pertinax	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown-throated conure

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown-throated conure	Northern Emerald
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.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.