Captain Cook's Bean Snail vs Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

Partula faba compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

• Captain Cook's Bean Snail is Extinct in the Wild while Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Partulidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Partula	Amazona
Species	Partula faba	Amazona farinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Captain Cook's Bean Snail and Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Captain Cook's Bean Snail	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Captain Cook's Bean Snail

The Captain Cook's Bean Snail (Partula faba) is a species in the genus Partula. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

One of the largest amazon parrots, mealy amazons have subtle powder-green plumage with bluish-grey head and a distinctive dusty or powdery sheen to the feathers that gives them their name. Found in lowland tropical forest from southern Mexico through Central America and across most of South America to Bolivia and Brazil. They inhabit humid forest and forest edges, traveling in pairs or small flocks. Listed as Least Concern globally though locally impacted by habitat loss and the pet trade.