Azure-shouldered Tanager vs Orange-throated Bat

Thraupis cyanoptera compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Key Differences

• Azure-shouldered Tanager is Near Threatened while Orange-throated Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure-shouldered Tanager	Orange-throated Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thraupidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Thraupis	Lampronycteris
Species	Thraupis cyanoptera	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure-shouldered Tanager and Orange-throated Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Azure-shouldered Tanager

NT — Near Threatened

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure-shouldered Tanager	Orange-throated Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure-shouldered Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Azure-shouldered Tanager

The Azure-shouldered Tanager (Thraupis cyanoptera) is a species in the genus Thraupis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.