alpine silverwort vs Rufous-breasted Hermit

Anthelia julacea compared with Glaucis hirsutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Rufous-breasted Hermit
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Antheliaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anthelia	Glaucis
Species	Anthelia julacea	Glaucis hirsutus

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Rufous-breasted Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Rufous-breasted Hermit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Rufous-breasted Hermit

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Rufous-breasted Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird of humid lowland and foothill forests from Central America through the Amazon basin, rufous-breasted hermits have cinnamon-rufous breast and underpart plumage contrasting with bronzy-green upper parts and a long curved bill. Males gather at leks — communal singing assemblies — where they perform vocal displays to attract females. They follow trap-line routes through dense forest understory. Important pollinators of large Heliconia flowers in tropical rainforest.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway