Black-billed Flycatcher vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Tyrannidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Pteropus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Flycatcher and Philippine Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-billed Flycatcher

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.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-billed Flycatcher

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.