Pale-edged Flycatcher vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Myiarchus cephalotes compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Pale-edged Flycatcher is Least Concern while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale-edged Flycatcher	Philippine Gray 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	Tyrannidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Myiarchus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Myiarchus cephalotes	Pteropus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pale-edged Flycatcher and Philippine Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Pale-edged Flycatcher

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale-edged Flycatcher	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale-edged Flycatcher

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-edged Flycatcher

Pale-edged Flycatcher (Myiarchus cephalotes) 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.