Inca à collier vs martre, martre des pins

Coeligena torquata compared with Martes martes

Key Differences

• Inca à collier is Least Concern while martre, martre des pins is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inca à collier	martre, martre des pins
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Trochilidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Coeligena	Martes
Species	Coeligena torquata	Martes martes

Evolutionary Relationship

Inca à collier and martre, martre des pins share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Inca à collier

LC — Least Concern

martre, martre des pins

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inca à collier	martre, martre des pins
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inca à collier

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

martre, martre des pins

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Inca à collier

A medium-large hummingbird of Andean montane forests from Colombia to Bolivia, collared incas have striking black and white plumage with a broad white chest band and distinctive white tail patches visible in flight. Inhabiting forest and forest edges at elevations of 1,700–3,200 meters, they feed at diverse flowering plants and are important pollinators of large-flowered Andean shrubs and trees. Their contrasting white tail patches flash prominently during hovering flight, aiding species recognition.

martre, martre des pins

European pine marten (Martes martes) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway