Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Hemitriccus rufigularis compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Key Differences

• Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant is Near Threatened while Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tyrannidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Hemitriccus	Saccopteryx
Species	Hemitriccus rufigularis	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant and Lesser Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant

The Buff-Throated Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus rufigularis) is a species in the genus Hemitriccus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador