Chestnut-throated Apalis vs Downy Emerald

Apalis porphyrolaema compared with Cordulia aenea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-throated Apalis	Downy Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cisticolidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Apalis	Cordulia
Species	Apalis porphyrolaema	Cordulia aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-throated Apalis and Downy Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-throated Apalis

LC — Least Concern

Downy Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-throated Apalis	Downy Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-throated Apalis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Downy Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Chestnut-throated Apalis

The Chestnut-throated Apalis (Apalis porphyrolaema) is a species in the genus Apalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Downy Emerald

Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway