Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs pineapple scale

Amazona farinosa compared with Diaspis bromeliae

Key Differences

• Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while pineapple scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	pineapple scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Diaspididae
Genus	Amazona	Diaspis
Species	Amazona farinosa	Diaspis bromeliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and pineapple scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

pineapple scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	pineapple scale
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.

pineapple scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (United States).

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.