Blue-tailed Emerald vs Golden Thomasomys

Chlorostilbon mellisugus compared with Thomasomys aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-tailed Emerald	Golden Thomasomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Chlorostilbon	Thomasomys
Species	Chlorostilbon mellisugus	Thomasomys aureus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-tailed Emerald and Golden Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Golden Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-tailed Emerald	Golden Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-tailed Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Golden Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Blue-tailed Emerald

A small, jewel-like hummingbird named for the brilliant blue-green iridescence of the tail feathers, male blue-tailed emeralds display glittering green plumage throughout with a contrasting deep blue-green forked tail. Found in lowland tropical forest edges, savannas, and gardens from Venezuela and Colombia east to Trinidad and south to Bolivia and Brazil. They are common in disturbed and secondary habitats, making them relatively resilient to habitat modification compared to more specialized hummingbirds.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela