Catkin Yew vs Rusty-faced Parrot

Amentotaxus argotaenia compared with Hapalopsittaca amazonina

Key Differences

• Catkin Yew is Near Threatened while Rusty-faced Parrot is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catkin Yew	Rusty-faced Parrot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Taxaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Amentotaxus	Hapalopsittaca
Species	Amentotaxus argotaenia	Hapalopsittaca amazonina

Conservation Status

Catkin Yew

NT — Near Threatened

Rusty-faced Parrot

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Catkin Yew	Rusty-faced Parrot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catkin Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Rusty-faced Parrot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Catkin Yew

The Catkin Yew (Amentotaxus argotaenia) is a species in the genus Amentotaxus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Rusty-faced Parrot

A medium-sized parrot of the high-altitude cloud forests and Andean slopes of Colombia and Venezuela, rusty-faced parrots have green plumage with a distinctive orange-rufous face and forehead. They inhabit humid mountain forests between 1,500–3,000 meters and are little studied due to their remote, steep habitat. Listed as Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation of Andean cloud forests. They move seasonally with food availability across forested ridges.