Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Heath Waxcap

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Gliophorus laetus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Heath Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thraupidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Anisognathus	Gliophorus
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Gliophorus laetus

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Heath Waxcap
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.

Heath Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.