Gilbert's dunnart vs Mexican Violetear

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Colibri thalassinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilbert's dunnart	Mexican Violetear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Trochilidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Colibri
Species	Sminthopsis gilberti	Colibri thalassinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilbert's dunnart and Mexican Violetear share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilbert's dunnart	Mexican Violetear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

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.