Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Slender lungfish

Amazona mercenaria compared with Protopterus dolloi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Protopteridae
Genus	Amazona	Protopterus
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon and Slender lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Slender lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Slender lungfish

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

A large, predominantly green amazon parrot with distinctive dark-scaled nape feathers and a patch of red on the wing, scaly-naped amazons inhabit humid montane forests of the northern and central Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru at elevations of 600–3,000 meters. Relatively little known compared to other amazons, they are found in pairs or small flocks feeding on seeds, fruit, and flowers in cloud forest. Listed as Least Concern.