Buff-winged Starfrontlet vs Jungle cat

Coeligena lutetiae compared with Felis chaus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Jungle cat
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	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Coeligena lutetiae	Felis chaus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-winged Starfrontlet and Jungle cat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

LC — Least Concern

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-winged Starfrontlet	Jungle cat
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.

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.