Ant vs Long-tailed Sylph

Technomyrmex albipes compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

Ant is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Formicidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Technomyrmex	Aglaiocercus
Species	Technomyrmex albipes	Aglaiocercus kingii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ant and Long-tailed Sylph share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ant	Long-tailed Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Ant

The Ant (Technomyrmex albipes) is a species in the genus Technomyrmex. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.