Buff-winged Starfrontlet vs Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Coeligena lutetiae compared with Neofelis diardi

Key Differences

• Buff-winged Starfrontlet is Least Concern while Diardi’s Clouded Leopard is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Trochilidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Coeligena	Neofelis (Clouded Leopards)
Species	Coeligena lutetiae	Neofelis diardi

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-winged Starfrontlet and Diardi’s Clouded Leopard share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Diardi’s Clouded Leopard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Diardi’s Clouded Leopard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

A large, distinctive hummingbird with iridescent green upper parts and distinctive buff-colored wing patches visible in flight, buff-winged starfrontlets inhabit humid montane forests of Ecuador and southern Colombia at elevations between 1,500–3,600 meters. Males bear a glittering blue-green gorget and iridescent crown. They are primarily nectar feeders at large flowering trees and epiphytic bromeliads. Listed as Least Concern but sensitive to deforestation of Andean cloud forest.