brown-throated conure vs pignut

Aratinga pertinax compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• brown-throated conure is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown-throated conure	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Aratinga	Mesosphaerum
Species	Aratinga pertinax	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

brown-throated conure

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown-throated conure	pignut
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.

pignut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.