Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Williamson's Mouse-deer

Amazona mercenaria compared with Tragulus williamsoni

Key Differences

• Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern while Williamson's Mouse-deer is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Williamson's Mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Tragulidae
Genus	Amazona	Tragulus
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Tragulus williamsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon and Williamson's Mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Williamson's Mouse-deer

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Williamson's Mouse-deer
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.

Williamson's Mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.