Long-tailed Sylph vs Orange Bow-moss

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Dicranodontium asperulum

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Sylph is Least Concern while Orange Bow-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Orange Bow-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Trochilidae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Dicranodontium
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Dicranodontium asperulum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Orange Bow-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Orange Bow-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Orange Bow-moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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