Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Prototype quillwort

Amazona farinosa compared with Isoetes prototypus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Prototype quillwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Isoetales (Isoetales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Isoetaceae
Genus	Amazona	Isoetes
Species	Amazona farinosa	Isoetes prototypus

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Prototype quillwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Prototype quillwort
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.

Prototype quillwort

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada. 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.