Chestnut-breasted Munia vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Lonchura castaneothorax compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-breasted Munia	Ecuadoran Pericote
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Estrildidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lonchura	Phyllotis
Species	Lonchura castaneothorax	Phyllotis haggardi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-breasted Munia and Ecuadoran Pericote share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-breasted Munia

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-breasted Munia	Ecuadoran Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-breasted Munia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Norway, United Kingdom, and Vanuatu.

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Chestnut-breasted Munia

The Chestnut-breasted Munia (Lonchura castaneothorax) is a species in the genus Lonchura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.