Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Forked Aster

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Thraupidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anisognathus	Eurybia
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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.