Bhagavatapurana 5.5.21

5.5.21

bhūteṣu vīrudbhya uduttamā ye sarīsṛpās teṣu sabodha-niṣṭhāḥ /
tato manuṣyāḥ pramathās tato 'pi gandharva-siddhā vibudhānugā ye //

21. Among all those that are created, plants which grow by themselves occupy a very high place; higher than these are reptiles, worms and the like that move from place to place; still higher are those that are endowed with intelligence; higher still are human beings; higher than men are Pramathas (spirits and the like). Gandharvas and Siddhas and other attendants of the celestials are superior to Pramathas.