Blue-tailed Emerald vs Dusky Dolphin

Chlorostilbon mellisugus compared with Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-tailed Emerald	Dusky Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Trochilidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Chlorostilbon	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Chlorostilbon mellisugus	Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-tailed Emerald and Dusky Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Blue-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-tailed Emerald	Dusky Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-tailed Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Dusky Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-tailed Emerald

A small, jewel-like hummingbird named for the brilliant blue-green iridescence of the tail feathers, male blue-tailed emeralds display glittering green plumage throughout with a contrasting deep blue-green forked tail. Found in lowland tropical forest edges, savannas, and gardens from Venezuela and Colombia east to Trinidad and south to Bolivia and Brazil. They are common in disturbed and secondary habitats, making them relatively resilient to habitat modification compared to more specialized hummingbirds.