Atrapamoscas Piconegro vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Atrapamoscas Piconegro is Near Threatened while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atrapamoscas Piconegro	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Passeriformes (paseriformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tyrannidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Urocitellus
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Atrapamoscas Piconegro and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Atrapamoscas Piconegro

NT — Near Threatened

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atrapamoscas Piconegro	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atrapamoscas Piconegro

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Atrapamoscas Piconegro

The Black-billed Flycatcher (Aphanotriccus audax) is a species in the genus Aphanotriccus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.