Alectryon vs Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

Alectryon tropicus compared with Anisognathus melanogenys

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sapindaceae	Thraupidae
Genus	Alectryon	Anisognathus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Anisognathus melanogenys

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

The Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus melanogenys) is a species in the genus Anisognathus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Colombia and Norway.