Black-billed Flycatcher vs Black Carpenter Ant

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Key Differences

• Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Black Carpenter Ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Black Carpenter Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Tyrannidae	Formicidae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Camponotus
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Flycatcher and Black Carpenter Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Black Carpenter Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Black Carpenter Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-billed Flycatcher

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Panama. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black Carpenter Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Black-billed Flycatcher

The Black-billed Flycatcher (Aphanotriccus audax) is a species in the genus Aphanotriccus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Black Carpenter Ant

The Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) is a species in the genus Camponotus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Sweden and United States.