brown-throated conure vs sun shell

Aratinga pertinax compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown-throated conure	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Turbinidae
Genus	Aratinga	Astraea
Species	Aratinga pertinax	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

brown-throated conure and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown-throated conure

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown-throated conure	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown-throated conure

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

brown-throated conure

The Brown-throated Conure (Aratinga pertinax) is a species in the genus Aratinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.