Chestnut-backed Antbird vs Olinguito

Myrmeciza exsul compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Chestnut-backed Antbird is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Olinguito
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thamnophilidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Myrmeciza	Bassaricyon
Species	Myrmeciza exsul	Bassaricyon neblina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Olinguito
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.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador