Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant vs Mountain Coati

Ochthoeca fumicolor compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tyrannidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Ochthoeca	Nasua
Species	Ochthoeca fumicolor	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela