Amber Jelly vs Amazone poudrée

Exidia recisa compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

Amber Jelly is Least Concern while Amazone poudrée is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amber Jelly	Amazone poudrée
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Exidia	Amazona
Species	Exidia recisa	Amazona farinosa

Conservation Status

Amber Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Amazone poudrée

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amber Jelly	Amazone poudrée
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amber Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Amazone poudrée

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.

Amber Jelly

The Amber Jelly (Exidia recisa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Amazone poudrée

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.