Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Tabor Treefrog

Amazona farinosa compared with Hyloscirtus lascinius

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Tabor Treefrog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Tabor Treefrog
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)	Hylidae
Genus	Amazona	Hyloscirtus
Species	Amazona farinosa	Hyloscirtus lascinius

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and Tabor Treefrog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Tabor Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Tabor Treefrog
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.

Tabor Treefrog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.