Balau vs Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

Shorea lumutensis compared with Anisognathus melanogenys

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Thraupidae
Genus	Shorea	Anisognathus
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Anisognathus melanogenys

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

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.

Balau

The Balau (Shorea lumutensis) is a species in the genus Shorea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.