Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs large blue

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	large blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thraupidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Anisognathus	Maculinea
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Maculinea arion

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	large blue
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.

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. 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.