Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Variable Flying Fox

Amazona amazonica compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amazona	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amazona amazonica	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Barbados, Saint Lucia, United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

A medium-sized amazon parrot of South American tropical and secondary forests, orange-winged amazons have predominantly green plumage with distinctive orange wing patches visible in flight, blue and yellow on the head. Found from Colombia and Trinidad east to Venezuela, the Guianas, and south through Brazil and Bolivia. One of the most common and widespread amazons, living in large, noisy flocks and roosting communally. They are widely kept as pets throughout Latin America and internationally.