arrowroot vs Long-tailed Sylph

Thalia geniculata compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Long-tailed Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Aves (ave)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Salpidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Thalia	Aglaiocercus
Species	Thalia geniculata	Aglaiocercus kingii

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Long-tailed Sylph share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Long-tailed Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Long-tailed Sylph

Um dos beija-flores mais vistosamente ornamentados, os machos do beija-flor-de-cauda-longa (Aglaiocercus kingii) possuem plumagem verde-iridescente e retrizes externas dramaticamente alongadas em forma de fita, atingindo até 22 cm — mais de três vezes o comprimento do corpo. Encontrado nas florestas nubladas andinas da Colômbia e Venezuela, habita florestas montanas úmidas entre 1.400 e 2.800 metros de altitude. Os machos realizam voos elaborados para atrair as fêmeas. Suas caudas extravagantes são um exemplo clássico de seleção sexual por preferência feminina.