Blue-tailed Emerald vs Indian Hare

Chlorostilbon mellisugus compared with Lepus nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-tailed Emerald	Indian Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Trochilidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Chlorostilbon	Lepus
Species	Chlorostilbon mellisugus	Lepus nigricollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-tailed Emerald	Indian Hare
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.

Indian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.

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.