Fire-throated Metaltail vs Scaled Metaltail

Metallura eupogon compared with Metallura aeneocauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fire-throated Metaltail	Scaled Metaltail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Metallura	Metallura
Species	Metallura eupogon	Metallura aeneocauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Fire-throated Metaltail and Scaled Metaltail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Metallura.

Conservation Status

Fire-throated Metaltail

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Metaltail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fire-throated Metaltail	Scaled Metaltail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fire-throated Metaltail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Scaled Metaltail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway