Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Olive-Backed Thrush

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Catharus ustulatus

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Olive-Backed Thrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Olive-Backed Thrush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Turdidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Catharus
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Catharus ustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilliard's Flying Fox and Olive-Backed Thrush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Olive-Backed Thrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Olive-Backed Thrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive-Backed Thrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Olive-Backed Thrush

Olive-Backed Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.