Davids echymipera vs Mexican Violetear

Echymipera davidi compared with Colibri thalassinus

Key Differences

• Davids echymipera is Endangered while Mexican Violetear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davids echymipera	Mexican Violetear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Peramelidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Echymipera	Colibri
Species	Echymipera davidi	Colibri thalassinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Davids echymipera and Mexican Violetear share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Davids echymipera

EN — Endangered

Mexican Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davids echymipera	Mexican Violetear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Davids echymipera

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Mexican Violetear

A medium-sized, predominantly green hummingbird with a distinctive iridescent violet-blue ear patch and chest stripe, Mexican violetears inhabit highland and montane forests from Mexico south through Central America at elevations of 1,000–3,000 meters. Males are aggressive, highly vocal territory defenders and perform showy flight displays. They breed at high altitudes but some populations make seasonal altitudinal migrations. Among the most common hummingbirds in Mexican highland pine-oak and cloud forest habitats.