Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant vs Mongolian Vole

Ochthoeca fumicolor compared with Microtus mongolicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Mongolian Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tyrannidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ochthoeca	Microtus
Species	Ochthoeca fumicolor	Microtus mongolicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Mongolian Vole
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.

Mongolian Vole

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.