candycorn-plant vs Long-tailed Sylph

Cuphea micropetala compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

• candycorn-plant is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	candycorn-plant	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Lythraceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Cuphea	Aglaiocercus
Species	Cuphea micropetala	Aglaiocercus kingii

Conservation Status

candycorn-plant

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	candycorn-plant	Long-tailed Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

candycorn-plant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

candycorn-plant

The candycorn-plant (Cuphea micropetala) is a species in the genus Cuphea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Long-tailed Sylph

One of the most strikingly ornamented hummingbirds, male long-tailed sylphs have iridescent green plumage and dramatically elongated, ribbon-like outer tail feathers reaching up to 22 cm — over three times the body length. Found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Venezuela, they inhabit humid montane forest between 1,400–2,800 meters elevation. Males perform elaborate display flights to attract females. Their extravagant tails are a classic example of sexual selection via female preference.