Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Black Ringlet

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Erebia melas

Key Differences

• Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Black Ringlet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Black Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thraupidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Anisognathus	Erebia
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Erebia melas

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager and Black Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Black Ringlet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Black Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Black Ringlet

The Black Ringlet (Erebia melas) is a species in the genus Erebia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.