Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Mount Duida Frog

Amazona farinosa compared with Dischidodactylus duidensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Mount Duida Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Craugastoridae
Genus	Amazona	Dischidodactylus
Species	Amazona farinosa	Dischidodactylus duidensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and Mount Duida Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Mount Duida Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Mount Duida Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Mount Duida Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.