Coppery Sprite vs Speckled Hummingbird

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Adelomyia melanogenys

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Speckled Hummingbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Speckled Hummingbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Arielulus	Adelomyia
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Adelomyia melanogenys

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Sprite and Speckled Hummingbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Speckled Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Speckled Hummingbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Hummingbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Speckled Hummingbird

O beija-flor-pintado (Adelomyia melanogenys) e um beija-flor de porte medio com as partes inferiores pintalgadas ou malhadas, incomum entre os beija-flores dominados por plumagens lisas ou iridescentes. Habita florestas de neblina e bordas de floresta nos Andes, da Colombia e Venezuela ate a Bolivia, em elevacoes de 900 a 3.000 metros. O padrao de manchas nas partes inferiores oferece camuflagem notavel quando o ave se pousa sobre casca coberta de liquens. E importante polinizador de epifitas andinas.