vs Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Anisognathus melanogenys

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Chordariaceae	Thraupidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Anisognathus
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Anisognathus melanogenys

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

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.