Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Ochthoeca fumicolor compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tyrannidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Ochthoeca	Perognathus
Species	Ochthoeca fumicolor	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

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.