Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Hemitriccus rufigularis compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant is Near Threatened while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant	Philippine Gray 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	Hemitriccus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hemitriccus rufigularis	Pteropus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant and Philippine Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
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.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.