Chestnut-backed Antbird vs Ebony Akodont

Myrmeciza exsul compared with Thaptomys nigrita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Ebony Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thamnophilidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Myrmeciza	Thaptomys
Species	Myrmeciza exsul	Thaptomys nigrita

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Antbird and Ebony Akodont share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Ebony Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Ebony Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-backed Antbird

The Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul) is a species in the genus Myrmeciza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.