Alpine Cranberry vs Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Vaccinium vitis-idaea compared with Anisognathus somptuosus

Key Differences

• Alpine Cranberry is Near Threatened while Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Cranberry	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ericaceae	Thraupidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Anisognathus
Species	Vaccinium vitis-idaea	Anisognathus somptuosus

Conservation Status

Alpine Cranberry

NT — Near Threatened

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Cranberry	Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Cranberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Alpine Cranberry

The Alpine Cranberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway