Buse cendrée vs Pale-faced Bat

Buteo nitidus compared with Phylloderma stenops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buse cendrée	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Buteo	Phylloderma
Species	Buteo nitidus	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Buse cendrée and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buse cendrée

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buse cendrée	Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buse cendrée

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Buse cendrée

Gray-lined Hawk (Buteo nitidus) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela