Chestnut-backed Antbird vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Myrmeciza exsul compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Chestnut-backed Antbird is Least Concern while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thamnophilidae	Molossidae
Genus	Myrmeciza	Mops
Species	Myrmeciza exsul	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Antbird and Malayan Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
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.

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

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.