Gorrión chapulín vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Ammodramus savannarum compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Gorrión chapulín is Critically Endangered while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorrión chapulín	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Passeriformes (paseriformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Passerellidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Ammodramus	Thyroptera
Species	Ammodramus savannarum	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Gorrión chapulín and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Gorrión chapulín

CR — Critically Endangered

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorrión chapulín	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gorrión chapulín

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador