Basketgrass vs Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager

Oplismenus hirtellus compared with Anisognathus notabilis

Key Differences

• Basketgrass is Not Evaluated while Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basketgrass	Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Thraupidae
Genus	Oplismenus	Anisognathus
Species	Oplismenus hirtellus	Anisognathus notabilis

Conservation Status

Basketgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basketgrass	Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basketgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Basketgrass

The Basketgrass (Oplismenus hirtellus) is a species in the genus Oplismenus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Its range includes Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, and El Salvador.

Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager

Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus notabilis) 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:

🇨🇴 Colombia