Небесный сильф vs Murray's skate

Aglaiocercus kingii compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Небесный сильф	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Apodiformes (стрижеобразные)	Rajiformes (скатообразные)
Family	Trochilidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Aglaiocercus	Bathyraja
Species	Aglaiocercus kingii	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Небесный сильф and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Небесный сильф

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Небесный сильф	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Небесный сильф

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Murray's skate

Небесный сильф

One of the most strikingly ornamented hummingbirds, male long-tailed sylphs have iridescent green plumage and dramatically elongated, ribbon-like outer tail feathers reaching up to 22 cm — over three times the body length. Found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Venezuela, they inhabit humid montane forest between 1,400–2,800 meters elevation. Males perform elaborate display flights to attract females. Their extravagant tails are a classic example of sexual selection via female preference.