vs Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Anisognathus somptuosus

Key Differences

is Endangered while Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Thraupidae
Genus	Baeomyces	Anisognathus
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Anisognathus somptuosus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

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.