Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Ochthoeca fumicolor compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Tyrannidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Ochthoeca	Amblysomus
Species	Ochthoeca fumicolor	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Marley’s Golden Mole
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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

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.