'anunu vs Long-tailed Sylph

Sicyos lanceoloideus compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

• 'anunu is Critically Endangered while Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	'anunu	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Sicyos	Aglaiocercus
Species	Sicyos lanceoloideus	Aglaiocercus kingii

Conservation Status

'anunu

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	'anunu	Long-tailed Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

'anunu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

'anunu

The 'anunu (Sicyos lanceoloideus) is a species in the genus Sicyos. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.