Rufous-tailed Hummingbird vs Scaly Tooth

Amazilia tzacatl compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is Least Concern while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Trochilidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Amazilia	Sarcodon
Species	Amazilia tzacatl	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird	Scaly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

One of the most common hummingbirds in Central America and northwestern South America, rufous-tailed hummingbirds are medium-sized with green upper parts and a diagnostic bright rufous-orange tail. Found from Mexico to Ecuador and Trinidad in a wide range of habitats including forest edges, gardens, plantations, and secondary growth from sea level to 2,100 meters. Aggressive territory defenders at feeders and flowering plants, they are frequently seen in gardens across their range. Listed as Least Concern.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway