Black-necked Red-Cotinga vs Fat Sand Rat

Phoenicircus nigricollis compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-necked Red-Cotinga	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cotingidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Phoenicircus	Psammomys
Species	Phoenicircus nigricollis	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-necked Red-Cotinga and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-necked Red-Cotinga	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

The Black-necked Red-Cotinga (Phoenicircus nigricollis) is a species in the genus Phoenicircus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.