Chestnut-backed Antbird vs Gray Flying Fox

Myrmeciza exsul compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-backed Antbird is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Antbird	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	Thamnophilidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Myrmeciza	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Myrmeciza exsul	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Antbird and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Gray Flying Fox
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.

Gray Flying Fox

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.