Lemon Pachyphloeus vs Long-tailed Sylph

Pachyphlodes citrina compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Key Differences

• Lemon Pachyphloeus is Data Deficient while Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemon Pachyphloeus	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Pezizaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Pachyphlodes	Aglaiocercus
Species	Pachyphlodes citrina	Aglaiocercus kingii

Conservation Status

Lemon Pachyphloeus

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemon Pachyphloeus	Long-tailed Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemon Pachyphloeus

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway