Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Ochthoeca fumicolor compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

• Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant is Least Concern while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tyrannidae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Ochthoeca	Rhinolophus
Species	Ochthoeca fumicolor	Rhinolophus deckenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant and Decken's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor) 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.