Bay-headed Tanager vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Tangara gyrola compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay-headed Tanager	Lesser Sac-winged 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Tangara	Saccopteryx
Species	Tangara gyrola	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

Bay-headed Tanager and Lesser Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bay-headed Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay-headed Tanager	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay-headed Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bay-headed Tanager

Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela