Chestnut-backed Antbird vs Large-eared Hutia

Myrmeciza exsul compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-backed Antbird is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thamnophilidae	Capromyidae
Genus	Myrmeciza	Mesocapromys
Species	Myrmeciza exsul	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Antbird and Large-eared Hutia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Large-eared Hutia
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.

Large-eared Hutia

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.