Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant vs Ornate Flying Fox

Ochthoeca fumicolor compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tyrannidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ochthoeca	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ochthoeca fumicolor	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Ornate Flying Fox
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.

Ornate Flying Fox

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.