Antrocaryon vs Vilcabamba Tapaculo

Antrocaryon micraster compared with Scytalopus urubambae

Key Differences

• Antrocaryon is Vulnerable while Vilcabamba Tapaculo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antrocaryon	Vilcabamba Tapaculo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Rhinocryptidae
Genus	Antrocaryon	Scytalopus
Species	Antrocaryon micraster	Scytalopus urubambae

Conservation Status

Antrocaryon

VU — Vulnerable

Vilcabamba Tapaculo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antrocaryon	Vilcabamba Tapaculo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antrocaryon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Vilcabamba Tapaculo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Antrocaryon

The Antrocaryon (Antrocaryon micraster) is a species in the genus Antrocaryon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.