Buff-winged Starfrontlet vs Dusky Flying Fox

Coeligena lutetiae compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Buff-winged Starfrontlet is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Trochilidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Coeligena	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Coeligena lutetiae	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-winged Starfrontlet and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Dusky Flying Fox
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.

Dusky Flying Fox

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.