Long-tailed Sylph vs Triangle Floater

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Alasmidonta undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Sylph	Triangle Floater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class	Aves (ave)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Unionida (Unionoida)
Family	Trochilidae	Unionidae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Alasmidonta
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Alasmidonta undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Sylph and Triangle Floater share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Triangle Floater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Sylph	Triangle Floater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Sylph

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Triangle Floater

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.