Black-faced Tanager vs Broad-muzzled Bat

Schistochlamys melanopis compared with Submyotodon latirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-faced Tanager	Broad-muzzled 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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Schistochlamys	Submyotodon
Species	Schistochlamys melanopis	Submyotodon latirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-faced Tanager and Broad-muzzled Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-faced Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Broad-muzzled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-faced Tanager	Broad-muzzled Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-faced Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Broad-muzzled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Black-faced Tanager

A medium-sized tanager with a distinctive black face mask contrasting with grey-white body plumage, black-faced tanagers inhabit forest edges, secondary woodland, cerrado, and open scrub across a broad range from Colombia and Venezuela south through the Guianas and Brazil. They are adaptable birds tolerant of disturbed and degraded habitats, foraging on fruit, berries, and insects in pairs and small groups. Listed as Least Concern and among the more common tanagers in disturbed habitats across northern South America.

Broad-muzzled Bat

The Broad-Muzzled Bat (Submyotodon latirostris) is a species in the genus Submyotodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.