Chestnut-throated Spinetail vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Synallaxis cherriei compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-throated Spinetail is Near Threatened while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-throated Spinetail	Gray-headed 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	Furnariidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Synallaxis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Synallaxis cherriei	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-throated Spinetail

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-throated Spinetail	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-throated Spinetail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-throated Spinetail

The Chestnut-throated Spinetail (Synallaxis cherriei) is a species in the genus Synallaxis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.