Long-tailed Sylph vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Aves (طيور)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Apodiformes (سماميات)	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family	Trochilidae	Soricidae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Cryptotis
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Cryptotis medellinia

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Sylph and Medellín Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Long-tailed Sylph

One of the most strikingly ornamented hummingbirds, male long-tailed sylphs have iridescent green plumage and dramatically elongated, ribbon-like outer tail feathers reaching up to 22 cm — over three times the body length. Found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Venezuela, they inhabit humid montane forest between 1,400–2,800 meters elevation. Males perform elaborate display flights to attract females. Their extravagant tails are a classic example of sexual selection via female preference.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia