Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Foxtail Smut

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Thraupidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Urocystis
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Foxtail Smut
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.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.