Broad-tipped Hermit vs Melancholy Thistle

Anopetia gounellei compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-tipped Hermit	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Trochilidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anopetia	Cirsium
Species	Anopetia gounellei	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Broad-tipped Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-tipped Hermit	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-tipped Hermit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Broad-tipped Hermit

The Broad-Tipped Hermit (Anopetia gounellei) is a species in the genus Anopetia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.