Blue-tailed Emerald vs Montane Chrotomys

Chlorostilbon mellisugus compared with Chrotomys whiteheadi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-tailed Emerald	Montane Chrotomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chlorostilbon	Chrotomys
Species	Chlorostilbon mellisugus	Chrotomys whiteheadi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Montane Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-tailed Emerald	Montane Chrotomys
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.

Montane Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.