Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager vs Mountain Aster

Anisognathus melanogenys compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Mountain 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	Oclemena
Species	Anisognathus melanogenys	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-cheeked Mountain-Tanager	Mountain 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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.