Bay-headed Tanager vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Tangara gyrola compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Bay-headed Tanager is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay-headed Tanager	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thraupidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Tangara	Proechimys
Species	Tangara gyrola	Proechimys decumanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bay-headed Tanager and Pacific Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bay-headed Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay-headed Tanager	Pacific Spiny-rat
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.

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

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 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador