Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Ochthoeca fumicolor compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Lesser Ghost 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Ochthoeca	Diclidurus
Species	Ochthoeca fumicolor	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Lesser Ghost 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.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela