Dusky Starfrontlet vs Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Coeligena orina compared with Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Starfrontlet	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Coeligena	Biswamoyopterus
Species	Coeligena orina	Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Starfrontlet and Namdapha Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dusky Starfrontlet

CR — Critically Endangered

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Starfrontlet	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Starfrontlet

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.