Black-thighed Puffleg vs Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Eriocnemis derbyi compared with Cabassous centralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-thighed Puffleg	Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Trochilidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Eriocnemis	Cabassous
Species	Eriocnemis derbyi	Cabassous centralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-thighed Puffleg and Northern naked-tailed armadillo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-thighed Puffleg

NT — Near Threatened

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-thighed Puffleg	Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-thighed Puffleg

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black-thighed Puffleg

An Andean puffleg hummingbird named for the males' distinctive velvety black thighs contrasting with the characteristic white leg feather puffs, black-thighed pufflegs inhabit humid montane forest and forest edges in Ecuador and Colombia at elevations of 1,500–3,500 meters. Males display glittering green plumage with a violet-blue tail. Listed as Near Threatened due to deforestation of the Andean cloud forest, with populations declining as the specialized high-altitude forest habitat is cleared for agriculture.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador